The cake was called Chong Yang Gao in Chinese, which means Double Ninth cake as " Chong" means double, " Yang" dichotomously suggests nine and sheep, and " Gao" means cake.

因为这种糕点在汉语中被称为重阳糕，也是重九糕，因为“重”意味着双，“阳”有九数和羊的意思，“糕”是蛋糕的意思。