EDITORS PICK 2020. A new student doesn't think her mother understands how magic works. Inyanga Numbia will be the first in her family to go to Magicians' College, and she's going to find out.
"Why doesn't Magicians' College just let anyone in?"
"Won...
Mingxia : pronounced Ming-shah, Bright Halo in Chinese 明霞
Canción: Song in Spanish
Asakaze: Morning Wind in Japanese 朝風
妈妈 māma or 妈 mā: noun. Mother, singular, in Mandarin.
Wake Up Bright Halo
Wake up, moon beam Speak up, or how will they know what to call you? Wake up, Bright Halo, Speak up, tell them your name
No one sees me, only moon beams
No one will know who you are Unless you tell them.
To those who will assume the best and be wrong you owe nothing To those who will imagine the worst you have given nothing to prove them wrong.
Speak up, tell them your name Don't be invisible. Let them see you, Moonbeam.
A/N: Thank you for reading this intro Mingxia's Star. Inyanga is just one star in a Constellation, and Mingxia is another. I hope you enjoy seeing how the characters intersect.
I would love input from any speakers of Chinese about the meaning and pronunciation I have used for Mingxia. All of the names in the story are meant to be nouns, so when I came across the definition "Bright Halo," I got very excited and went with it.
In my research it seems like 'Ming' can mean 'bright' but it has become difficult to find a reliable source on 'Halo.' I have seen Xia as 'rosy clouds' or perhaps 'glow.' I would be insanely grateful if anyone knows, because I've become attached to a Halo for her :)
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