Orthography

In accordance with the national standard of P.R. China, my given name is legally spelled “Mingtian” and initialed “M. T.”. However, in most cases, the name would be otherwise abbreviated a single letter “M.”. To avoid the contradiction, I personally use “Ming-Tian” and “M.-T.” instead.

Pronunciation

My full name is written 楊明天 in Traditional Chinese and pronounced Yáng Míngtiān in Modern Standard Mandarin. It could also be pronounced よう めいてん in Japanese, 양명천 in Korean, and Dương Minh Thiên in Vietnamese. When addressing me in these languages, please use Sinoxenic readings instead of imitating the Mandarin pronunciation.

In a casual setting, I prefer to be called “Skylee”, which is the nickname I have used since kindergarten.