January 15, 2024

[2023] CP Names

An index of 2023 CP names. 


10 Common Phrases

(Learn Chinese from CP names)

The hearts (), the affinity (情/), the sugar (): 

The one (一):
  • Familiarity at first sight → 見如故 yī jiàn rú gù [Destined]
  • A promise that must be kept → 諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn [I Know I Love You]
  • It's a deal → 言為定 yī yán wéi dìng [The Last Immortal]

The gold/jade (金/玉), the property (), the fortune (運): 
  • Abundance of wealth → 金玉满堂 jīn yù mǎn tang [Romance of A Twin Flower]
  • To happily settle down at one place  安居樂 ān jū lè yè [The Legend of Anle]
  • Fortune changes for the better →  時來轉 shí lái yùn zhuǎn [A Date With the Future]

Extra / Just for laughs:
  • None of your farting business → 關你屁事 guān nǐ pì shì [Stand or Fall]
  • It’s rare that the quarrels stopped  難得嘵停 nán dé xiāo tíng [Flight to You]
  • Bilaterally blind → 雙目失明 shuāng mù shī míng [Alliance]


Top 10 Best CP

(from Polls)


1. Duan Jia Xu & Sang Zhi 
 A Piece of Paper Is Too Short to Convey My Feelings 

Duan Jia Xu 段嘉許 + Sang Zhi 桑稚
Zhi Duan Qing Zhang 稚段情長
 紙短情長


2. Rang Rang & Zai Zai
Yield Once and Yield Again

Zhang Lu Rang 張陸讓 + Su Zai Zai 蘇在在
= Yi Rang Zai Rang 一讓在讓

3. Ning Yuan Zhou & Ru Yi
A Journey to Love
 A Bowl of Congee 

Ning Yuan Zhou 寧遠舟 + Ren Ru Yi 任如意
Yi Wan Zhou 意挽舟
 一碗粥 

4. Xin Qi & Min Hui
 Together, To Meet 
 One Qi; One Hui 

Xin Qi 辛旗 + Min Hui 閔慧
= Yi Qi Yi Hui 
一旗一慧
→ 一起一會

5. Xie Zhi Yao & Xu Hong Dou
♥ Red Bean Ice Shake 

Xie Zhi Yao 謝之遙 + Xu Hong Dou 許紅豆
Hong Dou Yao Yao Bing 紅豆遙遙冰
→ 遙 is homonym with 搖 = Shake

6. Tian Yao & Yan Hui
Back From the Brink
Hou Ming Hao | Zhou Ye
 Sweet Honeyed Words 

Tian Yao 天曜 + Yan Hui 雁回
Tian Yan Mi Yu 天雁蜜語
→ 甜言蜜語

7. Xiang Liu & Xiao Yao
 Yao Liu 

Xiao Yao 小夭 + Xiang Liu 相柳
Yao Liu 夭柳

8. Xu Zi Quan & Tang Ying

Xu Zi Quan 許子詮 + Tang Ying 唐影
Quan Tang 詮唐
→ 全唐

9. Gu Ran & Jiang Jia
Tell a Story

Gu Ran 顧然 + Jiang Jia 姜佳 
Jiang Ge Gu Shi 姜個顧事
 講個故事

10. Tantai Jin & Li Su Su / Ye Xi Wu
Till the End of the Moon
 玥燼情蘇 

Tantai Jin 澹台燼  + Li Su Su 李蘇蘇
= Yue Jin Qing Su 玥燼情蘇
→ Yue Jin Qing Shu 閱盡情書
= To (re-)read a book ("Shu") as much as one likes
 "Su" is the only book Jin will read over and over again. 

Top 3 Worst CP 

(from Polls)

 Xin Guang / New Light / Believe in Light 
Li Tong Guang 李同光 + Ren Xin 任辛
Xin Guang 辛光
 新光

 One Glance, Thousands of Years 

Shi Yan 時宴 + Zheng Shu Yi 鄭書意
Yi Yan Wan Nian 義宴萬年
 一眼萬年

Gong Jun | Dilraba Dilmurat
 To Settle Down 

Han Ye 韓燁 + Ren An Le 任安樂
An Ju Le Ye 安居樂燁
 安居樂業 = To live in peace and work happily at one place



All Other CPs

(A somewhat chronological order) 

 Broccoli 

Lu Zhao Xi 陸昭西 + Ye Shi Lan 葉時藍
Xi Lan Hua 西蘭花

♥ Xing has Lin Xi 
 Hearts Beat as One 

Ji Jun Xing 季君行 + Lin Xi 林惜
Xing You Lin Xi 行有林惜 
→ 心有靈犀 xin you ling xi = Hearts beat as one
→ 行有林惜 = Xing/heart has LinXi/telepathy

 It’s Rare That the Quarrels Stopped 

Gu Nan Ting 顧南亭 + Cheng Xiao 程霄
Nan De Xiao Ting Le 南得霄亭
→ 南得霄亭 難得嘵停

♥ Surely Joyful 

Ding Ran 丁冉 + Jiang Xi Le 姜喜樂 
Ding Ran Xi Le 定然喜樂 

♥ Starry Sky 
♥ Hormone Couple 

Yan Xing Cheng 嚴星呈 + Shen Man Ning 沈漫寧
Man Tian Xing Cheng 漫天星呈
OR
荷爾蒙夫婦 He Er Meng Fufu
= Hormone Couple
→ Because they make us feel hormonal

 Absolutely True 

Ning Zhi Qian 寧至謙 + Ruan Liu Zheng 阮流箏
Qian Zheng Wan Que 千真萬確
= True from many points of view / Absolutely true

 Have Affinity 

Shaodian You Qin 少典有琴 + Ye Tan 夜曇
Qin Tou Ye He 琴投夜合 
→ Qing Tou Yi He 情投意合 
→ To have affinity with each other

 Cool Breeze Gently Blows 

Chao Feng 嘲風 + Qing Kui 青葵
Qing Feng Xu Lai 青風徐來 
→ 清風徐來 is a song by Faye Wang (王菲)

 To Make Trouble Out of Nothing 

Wu Jing Hao 吳景昊 + Han Fei 韓菲
Wu Shi Sheng Fei 無事生非 

 Nine Delicacy Drink 

Han Zheng 寒猙 + Su Jiu'er 蘇玖兒
Jiu Zheng Guo Zi 玖狰果汁
→ A type of bubble tea made of nine fruits 

 Dawn CP 

Lu Yan Chen 路炎晨  + Gui Xiao 歸曉
Chen Xiao Fu Fu 晨曉夫婦
→ Both Chen and Xiao mean dawn on it's own
→ Drama's title is the combination of their last name (Gui Lu)

 Chicken Nugget 

Ji Yuan Chao 姬元溯 + Hua Liu Li 花琉璃 
Ji Mi Hua 姬米花 

 It also sounds like 姬迷花
Ji is mesmerized by Hua

 Gold and Jade Fill the Room 

Ning Yu Xuan 寧鈺軒  + Ji Man 季曼
= Jin Yu Man Tang 
曼堂
→ 金玉满堂 
→ Abundance of wealth

 Blessed With Three Lifetimes of Happiness 

Song San Chuan 宋三川  + Liang You An 梁友安
San Sheng You Xin 
三生友幸
→ 三生有幸 

 Morning After Perfume 

Jing Chen 景琛 + Si Qing 司清
= Shi Hou Qing Chen 
事後清晨
→ Name of LOEWE's Morning After Perfume.
→ It's the perfume used for the morning after ... (; 

 The Man of the Iridescent Cloud 
 Nan's Iridescent Cloud (Yun) 

Yun Xiang 雲襄 + Shu Ya Nan 舒亞男
= Cai Yun Zhi Nan 彩雲之男

Here We Meet Again
Zhang Bin Bin | Wu Qian
 Shi Xiang All-Around 
 Decathlon 

Xu Yan Shi 徐燕時 + Xiang Yuan 向園
Shi Xiang Quan Lun 時向全能
→ 十項全能 (Decathlon)

 To Feel Embarrassed 

Song Hao Yu 宋皓宇 + Qi Si Le 齊思樂
= Bu Hao Yi Se 不皓意思
→ 不好意思

To Ship Someone
Zhu Zheng Ting | Lu Yu Xiao
 To Obey 

Ji Shu 紀述 + Song Yan Qi 宋言柒
Yan Ting Ji Cong 言聽紀從
(Yan Listens to Ji)
→ 言聽計從

Beauty of Resilience
 Etiquette in One's Words 

Yan Yue 炎越 + Wei Zhi 魏枝
Yan Zhi You Li 炎枝有禮
 (Yan and Zhi have etiquette)
→ 言之有禮

A Date With the Future
 When the Time Comes, Fortune Turns 

Jin Shi Chuan 靳時川 + Xu Lai 徐來
Shi Lai Yun Zhuan 時來運轉

 Dreaming Back to the Spring Dawn 

Xiao Hong Ye 蕭鴻燁 + Gu Meng 顧夢
= Chun Xiao Yi Meng 春蕭一夢
→ Chun Xiao Yi Meng 一夢
→  (The Spring Dawn) is a poem from Tang Dynasty depicting a spring morning, the sweetness of a spring dream, etc. 

The Youth Memories
 Spring Dawn CP 

Xiao Chun Sheng 肖春生 + Xiao Mei 曉梅
Chun Xiao 夫婦
→ 春蕭 (The Spring Dawn) is a poem from Tang Dynasty depicting a spring morning, the sweetness of a spring dream, etc. 

Gone With the Rain
 Mo De Love 

Chen Wen De 陳文德 + Mo Xi 茉喜
Mo De Gan Qing 茉德感情

 None of Your Business 

Ding Ning 丁寧 + Guan Wen 管文
Guan Ning Pi Shi 管寧屁事
 None of Your Farting Business 關你屁事

 Familiarity at First Sight 

Gu Jiu Si 顧九思 + 柳玉茹 Liu Yu Ru
= Yi Jian Ru Gu 一見茹顧
 一見如故

 Even Bangs 

Qi Lian Shan 祁連山 + Liu Xia 劉瑕 
Qi Liu Hai 祁劉海
→ 祁劉海 (see comment in OT)

Exploration Method of Love
 Hammer CP 

Mu Xiu Lun 穆休倫 + Su Ji Shi 蘇紀時
= Chui Zi 錘子

 To Come True 

Shi Ying 時影 + Zhu Yan 朱顏
Ying Yan 影顏
 應驗

 Firework CP 

Song Yan 宋焰 + Xu Qin 許沁
= Yan Huo Fu Fu 烟火夫妇

 Meng Xu Time 
Meng Yan Chen + Xu Qin 許沁
Meng Xu Shifen 孟許時分 

 Sunflower 

Kui Mu Lang 奎木狼 + Qi Pa 齊葩
Kui Hua 奎花
 葵花


Male 1&2
 Fang Hua 
Li Lian Hua 李蓮花 Fang Duo Bing 方多病
Fang Hua 方花

Male 1&3
 Di Hua 
Li Lian Hua 李蓮花 + Di Fei Sheng 笛飛聲
Di Hua 笛花


FL & ML
 Yao Xuan 
Xiao Yao 小夭 + Cang Xuan 瑲玹
Yao Xuan 夭玹

FL & 2ML
 Yao Jing 
Xiao Yao 小夭 + Tushan Jing 塗山璟
Yao Jing 夭璟

FL & 3ML
 Yao Liu 
Xiao Yao 小夭 + Xiang Liu 相柳
Yao Liu 夭柳

FL & 4ML
 Gust of Evil Wind 
Xiao Yao 小夭 + Chishui Feng Long 赤水豐隆
Yao Feng Zhen Zhen 夭豐陣陣
= 妖風陣陣

FL & All ML
 All Yao 
All

 To Have a Tacit Understanding 

Yuan Zhong Xin 元仲辛 + Zhao Jian 趙簡
Xin Zhao Bu Xuan 辛趙不宣
 心照不宣

 WangFuJing 

Wang Kuan 王寬 + Pei Jing 裴景
Wang Fu Jing 王府景
 A prince's mansion's scenery
 王府井 = Famous shopping district in central Beijing

 ♥ Act Based on Impulse 

Chu Kong 初空 + Xiang Yun 祥云
Xiang Yi Chu Shi Yi Chu 祥一初是一初
→ 想一出是一出

 ♥ To Smile Sweetly 

Yan Yue + 言樾 An Ran 安然
Yan Ran Yi Xiao 言然一笑
→ 嫣然一笑

 ♥ Tired Birds Return to the Forest 

Shen Juan 沈倦 + Lin Yu Jing 林語驚
Juan Niao Gui Lin 倦鳥歸林
or
→ Juan (Bird) Returns to Lin 

All the Way to the Sun
 Twilight (Novel Series) 

Li Guang 黎光 + Li Mu Jia 李慕嘉
Mu Guang Zhi Cheng 暮光之城

Legend of Zhuo Hua
 Henpecked Husband 

Liu Yan 刘衍 + Mu Zhuo Hua
= Qi Guan Yan 七管衍
→ Qi (=Seven) controlling Yan
→ 妻管严

Wrong Carriage, Right Groom
 “Sorrows” Fly Away 
Qi Tian Lei 齊天磊 + Li Yu Hu 李玉湖 
= Wu Hu Qi Fei 嗚湖齊飛

 Shan x Yu Passion Lies Ahead 
Gong Zi Yu 宮子羽 + Yun Wei Shan 雲為衫
Shan Yu Yu Lai 衫羽欲來
 The Night Is Young 
Gong Shang Jue 宮尚角 + Shangguan Qian 上官淺
= Ye Se Shang Qian 夜色尚淺

♥ Absolute Value / Absolutely Worthy / Absolutely Straight 
Gong Shang Jue 宮尚角 + Gong Yuan Zhi 宮遠徵
Jue Dui Zhi 角對徵
→ 絕對值

♥ Stranded for Love 
Yun Wei Shan 雲為衫 + Shangguan Qian 上官淺
Wei Ai Ge Qian 為愛擱淺

♥ Zhi's Yun 
Gong Yuan Zhi 宮遠徵 + Yun Wei Shan 雲為衫
Yun Zhi Zhi 雲之徵 
→ a play on the drama's title

 Smiling Like That ~ 
Xu Yang 許漾 + Zhong Xiao Xiao 鐘笑笑
Xiao Cheng Na Yang 笑成那漾
→ 笑成那樣

 Have Affinity 

Qin Mo Yao 秦墨堯 + Lin Xin Tong 林心桐
Qin Tong Yi He 秦桐意合
→ Qing Tou Yi He 情投意合 
→ To have affinity with each other


Sunshine by My Side
 Arctic Ocean 

Sheng Yang 盛陽 + Jian Bing 簡冰
= Bei Bing Yang 北冰陽
→ 北冰洋

Parallel World
 There Is a Little Something 

Er Chang Dong 與昌東 + Ye Liu Xi 葉流西
= You Yi Dian Dong Xi 有一點東西


 Deep Love Remains as Long as Time 

Fu Yun Shen 傅雲深 + Zhu Jiu 朱舊 
= Qing Shen Yi Jiu 情深依舊

 3 x 5 = A Pair 

Meng San Xi 夢三息 + Ye Wu Zhi 葉五枝
San (3) Wu (5) Cheng Shuang 三五成雙

 Unforgettable Night 

Liu Lu Xiao 林陸驍 + Nan Chu 南初
Nan Wang Jin Xiao 南忘今驍
→ 難忘今宵


 Double Joy 
Lin Shuang 林雙 + Jiang Xi 江喜
Shuang Xi 雙喜

 Bilaterally Blind 
Wei Ming 衛明 + Lin Shuang 林雙
Shuang Mu Shi Ming 雙目失明

 長弓夕四 
Zhang Jun 張駿 + Luo Qi Qi 羅琦琦
= Zhang Gong Si Xi 長弓夕四
→  No meaning. 長弓夕四 are the root characters that make up their surname (in Simplified Chinese)
長弓 = 張 Zhang
夕四 = 罗 Luo


 ♥ Stumbling Block 

Lu Bu Ping 路不平 + Pei Lan 佩蘭
Lan Lu Hu 蘭路虎
 攔路虎

The Heart
 ♥ Love You All the Same  

Lin Yi 林逸 + Fang Xiao Ran 方筱然
Yi Ran Ai Ni 逸然愛你
 依然愛你

 ♥ To Form a Pair 

Chen Jia Ping 陳家平 + Zuo Shuang Tao 左雙桃
Chen Shuang Ru Dui 陳雙入對
 成雙入對 

The Inextricable Destiny
 Easier Said Than Done CP 

Rong Yi 容缽 + Huo Jiu Ling 賀九靈
= Tan He Rong Yi 談賀容易
 談何容易


 Qian Xi  
Hua Qian 華淺 + Zhong Xi Wu 仲溪午
Qian Xi 淺溪

 Qian Zhou 
Hua Qian 華淺 + Hua Rong Zhou 華戎舟
Qian Zhou 淺舟

 Glutinous Rice and Lotus Seed Soup 

Shen Nuo 沈諾 + Lian Man'er 蓮蔓兒
Nuo Mi Lian Zi Geng 糯米蓮子羹

 
Furthest Distance 
 Peanut Cake 

Qin Yun Sheng 秦雲生 + Su Ying 蘇盈
= Hua Sheng Su 花生蘇

Rising With the Wind
 Gently and Strong Wind 

徐斯 Xu Si + Jiang Hu 江湖
Xu Xu Jiang Feng 徐徐江風 

Weaving Tale of Love
 Trendy CP 

Pei Xing Jian 裴行儉 + Liu Li 琉璃
Liu Xing CP 琉行夫婦 
  流行夫婦

Love Is Panacea 
 Very Conventional 

Gu Yun Zheng 顧雲嶇 + Su Wei An 蘇為安
Zheng De Hen Su 崢的很蘇
  真的很俗


–– [Top 3 Worst] ––
 Neither Close nor Far 
Guan Ji 關濟 + Bi Ruo Shan 畢若珊 
Ruo Ji Ruo Li 若濟若離
 若即若離

 Moon Gazing With You 
Yu You 喻遊 + Qin Shi Yue 秦時月
Yu Ni Shang Yue 喻你賞月
與你

 *The Meaning of God and Devil 

Chen Mo Bai 陳墨白 + Shen Xi 沉溪  
Shen Mo Yi Si 沉墨意思
(*Not really sure about the meaning of this one)


♥ Recklessly Ostentatious 
Zhang Pei 張沛 + Xie Yang 謝陽
= Si Yi Zhang Yang 肆意張陽
 肆意張揚
 
♥ Go Crazy With You 
Zhang Pei 張沛 + Liu Feng 劉楓
Pei Ni Fa Feng 沛你發楓
 陪你發瘋

 ♥ Do Not Disturb YunShan 
Wu Yun 吳芸 + Liu Wen Shan 劉文山
Yun Shan Wu Rao 芸山霧繞
 芸山勿擾

 ♥ Portuguese Custard Tart 
Gou Dan Dan 苟丹丹 + Qi Pu 齊璞
Pu Shi Dan Ta 璞式丹塔
 葡式蛋塔

 ♥ To Love to Hear and See 
董家希 Dong Jia Xi + Yin Le
Xi Wen Le Jian 希聞樂見
 喜聞樂見

 1700 
Li Yi 李嶷 + Cui Lin 崔琳
 17th child + Lin Lin
 17 Ling (0) Ling (0) 1700 

 To Write You a Poem 
Jiang Xue Ning 薑雪寧 + Xie Wei 謝危
Wei Nin Xie Shi 危寧寫詩
 為您寫詩

♥ Love You This Much 
Jiang Xue Ning 薑雪寧 + Zhang Zhe 張遮
Zhe Me Ai Nin 遮麼愛寧
 這麼愛您

 (My) Eyes Have You 
Jiang Xue Ning 薑雪寧 + Yan Lin 燕臨
Yan Zhong You Nin 燕中有寧
 眼中有您



 To Follow One's Heart 
♥ To Comply to Xin and to Lock Yu 
Tang Yu 唐域 + Tang Xin 唐馨
= Sui Xin Suo Yu 隨馨鎖域
 隨心所欲

 To Sprinkle Sugar All the Way 
Lu Zhi Xing + Tang Ding Ding
= Yi Lu Sa Tang 一陆撒唐
 一路撒唐


–– [Top 10 Best] ––

–– [Top 3 Worst] ––

 13th Month 
Yu Shi San 於十三 + Chu Yue 初月
Shi San Yue 十三月

 Ying Lu Eight Treasure Congee 
Yuan Lu + Yang Ying 
= Ying Lu Ba Bao Zhou 盈祿八寶粥
 銀鷺八寶粥 
(Ba Bao Zhou is a sweet congee porridge. Yin Lu is a brand) 

 Same Sounds Answering Each Other 
Li Tong Guang 李同光 + Yang Ying 楊盈
Tong Sheng Xiang Ying 同聲相盈
 同聲相應

 As the Shadow Follows the Body 
Ren Ru Yi 任如意 + Yang Ying 楊盈
Ru Ying Sui Xing 如盈隨行
 如影隨形


 To Speak Softly 
Mo Qing Cheng 莫青成 + Gu Sheng 顧聲
Qing Sheng Xi Yu 青聲細語
 輕聲細語

2nd CP
 Exceptional Fortune 
Zhou Zheng (Jue Mei Sha Yi) + Geng Xiao Xing
Jue Shi Xing Yun 絕世幸運

3rd CP
 Muffin 
Feng Ya Song + Dou Bing
= Song Bing 鬆餅
 Genuine and Sincere 
Zhong Yi Ming 鐘意名 + Zhen Gao Gui 甄高貴
Zhen Xin Shi Yi 甄心實意
 真心實意

3nd CP
 The More I See, the Better 
Lin Yue + Lu Ke'er
Yue Kan Yue Ke 櫟看越可

 Destined Romance 
Yuan Qi + A Yin
Yin Yuan Tian Ding 元天定
 姻緣天定

 It's a Deal 
Hong Yi | Yan Shuang
Yi Yan Wei Ding 奕宴為定
 一言為定

 A Miracle Falls From the Sky 
Qi Lian 祁連 + Jiang Xiao Yuan 江曉媛
= Tian Jiang Qi Yuan 天降祁媛
 A Promise Worth One Thousand in Gold 
Zhao Jin 趙晉 + Xu Nuo 許諾 
= Yi Nuo Qian Jin 一諾千晉
 一諾千金 = A promise that must be kept

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