Name Variants
| Names | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: | 白居易 |
| Pinyin: | Bó Jūyì or Bái Jūyì |
| Wade-Giles: | Po Chü-i or Pai Chü-i |
| Zì (字): | Lètiān (樂天; Lo-tien in Wade-Giles spelling) |
| Hào (號): | Xiāngshān Jūshì (香山居士; Hsiang-shan Chu-shih in Wade-Giles spelling) Zuìyín Xiānshēng (醉吟先生; Tsui-yin Hsian-sheng in Wade-Giles spelling) |
| Shì (謚): | Wén 文 (hence referred to as Bái Wéngōng (白文公; Pai Wen-kung in Wade-Giles spelling)) |
Bai Juyi often referred to himself in life as Letian (Wade-Giles: Lo-tien), roughly the equivalent of "happy-go-lucky". Later in life, he referred to himself as the Hermit of Xiangshan.
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