Since ancient times people grieve over autumn's emptiness; I say the autumn day beats a spring morning.
全唐诗 · 劉禹錫《秋詞二首 一》· our translation
Liu Yuxi reverses the convention: autumn beats spring. A name takes the clear, high version, not the sad one.
刘禹锡翻案：别人悲秋，他说秋天比春天好。名字用「秋」，取的是这一层——清、高、不悲。