水墨丹青锦瑟年华
[shuĭ mò dān qīng jĭn sè nián huá]
This nickname expresses a person's nostalgia for the good old days. 'Water-ink' and 'dyeing' represent classical Chinese paintings, which are associated with traditional Chinese aesthetics. 'Jin se nian hua (coral years)' comes from the lines of an ancient tune on zither named Jinse, usually used by people to look back in their memory of young ages or sweet past things.