Questions tagged [names]
Questions related to Chinese names.
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Do any names start with 谦？
A while back, when I first started learning Chinese, I chose my Chinese name to be 谦恭. I chose this because 谦恭 is a loose direct translation of the meaning of my name.
So, a few years later, I found ...
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What are written name conventions in labels?
I’m making a door sign for a baby’s nursery; should I stack the characters vertically? Should I include the family name? Are there any faux pas’s to be aware of when making a gift like this?
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Why are certain Chinese surnames common in certain provinces?
I am referring to the figure below, obtained from Wikipedia
I am aware that about 40% of all Chinese can be characterised into 10 or so surnames. However, breaking it down, there are particular ...
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Alternative name for Hong Kong 香港
Just as Mainland China can be referred to as 中国, 大陆 or 内地,
I was wondering whether Hong Kong has any alternative names (official or just as slang).
In English, we refer to Hong Kong in slang as '...
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Is "ne" used as a pronunciation for any character except 呢?
I am wondering about the Pinyin syllable ne (specifically, nè), because it is the ending of the name of a friend of mine. We are searching for a Chinese character that accurately represents this sound ...
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2 word (Mainland) versus 3 word (Hong Kong) Chinese names
I simply want to know why Chinese names from Mainland China are only two words (they can be 2 or 3 syllables) when written in their romanised or pinyin form).
Meanwhile almost all Hong Kong names I ...
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Names in original Chinese
How do write the Cantonese name below in Chinese? I only know them in the
Ho Ling (first name, I only know the "English phonetic version")
Cheung (last name)
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What are the original Chinese characters for the Filipino-Chinese family name Suico?
The book Life in Old Parian says the Cebuano family name Suico has Chinese origin, and I'm looking for the original Chinese characters. I'm trying to narrow it down based on the Hokkien pronunciation ...
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Phonetic pronunciation help for "秋子/Autumn Child" - Chinese trad
Trying to figure out the laymans phonetic spelling for 秋子 (Qiūzi: Autumn Child.)
The closest I've been able to come is Chee-Oh-tsö (because the umlaut 'o' makes an oo sound).
But this still seems ...
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Must Japanese people's name be mapped to equivalent Chinese characters?
According to this question titled "How do we choose the correct characters for a westerner name?", the accepted answer says the following:
It's your name and you can arbitrarily pick characters to ...
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How do Chinese people call each other?
In China, most people have one of 100 most common surnames (老百姓). So it is common that people have the same surname in a classroom.
I wonder how Chinese people call each other in a case where there ...
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How may "Donald" be rendered in Chinese?
Would 董 be a possibility? (Thinking a great deal about rulers in the context of conduct and character lately, and 董卓 keeps jumping to mind;)
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Why do Malaysians have Cantonese surnames?
I vaguely know that Cantonese is quite widely spoken in Kuala Lumpur and the peninsular area of Malaysia.
Is this the reasons why many Malaysian colleagues have surnames that are common in Hong Kong? ...
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How would you say "X, the Y" in Chinese?
I am currently learning Mandarin in Simplified Chinese. I've just started learning so I cannot speak all that well. However, here is my problem:
I have a Chinese family coming over. They are proud ...
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Are there readings exclusive used only for people name?
When reading songyuanyao's answer on Are people names always pronounced the same in Mandarin?, I suddenly wonder if Chinese has something similar to nanori in Japanese.
Basically, nanori is a special ...
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Are people's names always pronounced the same in Mandarin?
In many languages, you can not be really sure how to pronounce a person's name, so you have to ask them first, and remember. For instance, "Broglie" can be brɔɪ or brɔˈgli, "中島" ...
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Ti Pronunciation of "Di Renjie"
The famous character Judge Dee is based on the historical magistrate Di Renjie, according to Wikipaedia. But I have seen this name spelled as Ti Jentsjié in Dutch, pronounced roughly like /ti/ /jen....
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What does this name mean in Chinese?
What does this name mean in Chinese? I am not Chinese-born but I never really knew what it meant.
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Why can a Chinese person have a nickname as 啊+surname?
I watched a Chinese drama a few years ago and one character was called 啊金. Then I got to know that it wasn't his name, but 金 sure was his name. Is that some kind of nickname? My Chinese teacher told ...
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Is it correct to introduce yourself as "我是 name"
Can I say "我是 john?" (wo3 shi4 john).
Would it be grammatically correct?
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How to write your original (non-Chinese) and Chinese name, jointly
What is the most appropriate way to write both your non-Chinese, as well as your Chinese name, in one text line combined, e.g. at the bottom or top of a document.
Clarification: by this, I mean that ...
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What does mean zhōngxing from ZTE in Chinese?
What does mean zhōngxing from ZTE in Chinese? ZTE is the Chinese company that makes, among others, modems, routers, smartphones, etc.
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Can anyone recommend Chinese names that mean "a rainfall of jade"?
In my opinion, “a rainfall of jade” conjures up a pleasant imagery. The name I’m looking for is intended for a boy. Family name is 白. I was thinking of the name 雨琳 as it’s closer to the English ...
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How do you address someone with their name in Chinese?
Chinese first language here, but since I've lived outside of China since I was little I'm completely out of touch with this kind of culture. Does China have stuff like this? I know you can call ...
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Character name help (beautiful?) [closed]
I was told my wife's name means "beautiful" and that in English it sounds like "Jenny" (I thought it was zhenyi, but apparently not). Was hoping to get the correct spelling and characters for future ...
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Good Transliteration of the name "Chloe"
I'm trying to translate the name Chloe into Chinese that would be meaningful and sound the same as it does in English.
The name Chloe is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name
Chloe ...
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Chinese given names with 3 or more characters?
Most Chinese given names are 1 or 2 characters long. Were there any proper, Han Chinese given names of 3 or more characters, that weren't transliterations or pseudonyms?
Surnames are different; while ...
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Mandarin Chinese Most Frequent 1000 First Names (中国最常用的1000个名字)
Is there a list of common Chinese first names? There are some lists containing top 100 names but it is quite insufficient as it covers only 15% of total population. I need a comprehensive list.
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Chinese names: Gah-Ning
I'm trying to translate the children's book "Where Is Gah-Ning?" in Chinese. The Gah-Ning in question is Chinese-Canadian, and the book is written in English, so I don't know how to render her name.
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How do I pronounce romanised Chinese names which lack tone marks?
In the West, Chinese names almost never seem to be written using pinyin tone marks or numbers. For example, the current president's name will simply be written as Xi Jinping. I had to Google to ...
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Why did people sometimes call Liu Bei "明将军"?
Reading some historical texts on Liu Bei, the famous Three Kingdoms warlord, I was surprised to see that in more than one occasion, he is referred to as 明将军. What does this name mean, and where did it ...
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Men's and women's Chinese names [duplicate]
I wonder, how precisely one can judge by name if the person is a man or woman. I would appreciate the most comprehensive list of attributes which can connote the gender of a person if we see his/her ...
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What can we make of the name 九儿?
Two questions about the childhood name of the pivotal character in Mo Yan's Red Sorghum Clan:
Her childhood name was 九儿. Does this suggest she was one of (at least) nine children? I do not recall ...
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Where does the middle name go in a name that has been translated into Chinese?
Many westerners (like I) possess a three-part name in full.
given + middle + family [名·中间名·姓]
It's understood that―in China―middle names typically don't exist.
Usually, westerners only translate ...
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Why do Chinese writers have three different names?
I've been reading about Chinese writers and apparently they have too many names! For example, in the article of Wikipedia about 黃遠庸 (Huang Yuanyong) there's first this name as the title of the article....
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Where can I find a list of existing Chinese surnames?
According to this wikipedia article (reference 5), there are about 3,100 chinese surnames that are in current use.
Is there a downloadable resource that include those?
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Large List/DB of (Mandarin) Chinese Geographical Names and Entitites (for NER)
Is there a freely available list of geographical entities, like cities, provinces (in China and abroad), names of rivers, mountains, etc.?
I am looking for something like GeoNames, but it doesn't ...
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Why Is 浜 (bīn) Used So Much In Panda Names?
浜 (bīn) seems to be a very common character in the names of pandas. For example:
爱浜
良浜
樱浜
桃浜
梅浜
永浜
雄浜
just to name a few.
Why Is 浜 (bīn) Used So Much In Panda Names?
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Birth name question
My daughter was put up for adoption in China, Guangxi province in 2004. I then adopted her. Her Chinese name is Jin Yan Fa. What does her name mean?
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How would you spell this Chinese name? [closed]
I met a young lady the other day who told me her name was "Jinyin".
That is how it's pronounced, but not necessarily how it's spelled.
In fact, I don't think that's how it is spelled at all.
Could ...
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Placeholder name for a Chinese person targeting foreign audience, ie. John Doe equivalent
Suppose I want to make up a story featuring an unimportant Chinese character. How do I give the name, so it sound like Chinese, but do not carry too much particular meaning?
That said, the Chinese ...
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What is the meaning and translation of my niece's name? [closed]
My young niece, whose birthday is in principle coming up at the end of the month (Feb 29), is named 润润. When I look it up in Google Translate, it returns “wet”. Other dictionaries show the same thing,...
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Why is Zhenya Wang's surname in English "Wang" but sometimes pronounced "Wong"?
Australian politician Zhenya Wang, sometimes called Dio Wang, Chinese name 王振亚, has his surname written in English as "Wang", but it's sometimes pronounced in English as "Wong". Another Australian ...
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How should this painting's title, signature and yin (chop) be correctly translated?
This is the title, signature and chop from a painted silk screen. I think the upper characters translate as hǎi táng huā [Chinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)]. I think the lower ...
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Is there any official way to translate Chinese names into English?
Is there any official way to translate Chinese names into English?
Chinese is of course: surname + name, usually when translated into English why is the same formatting kept?
毛泽东 is usually written ...
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Can anyone tell me what this means? [closed]
Sorry for bad drawing, I have been trying to find out for sometime without success.
Thank you
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Official translation for "南繁"?
Is there an official translation for "南繁"?
As in "南繁基地" and other "official" names.
I've looked on baidu and other sites but have only come up with things like "south reproduction"...
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Male equivalent of 小三?
What's the male equivalent of 小三、二奶, etc.?
The closest thing I can think of is 小白脸 but it seems to be missing that certain something...
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Chinese name of a dish containing both chicken and egg?
I was just talking about how the old Paul Simon song Mother and Child Reunion was inspired by the name of a menu item he saw in a Chinese restaurant.
I wanted to know what the dish is and what its ...
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Why is George 乔治 in Chinese?
I've always been puzzled at the origin of the translation of "George" into Chinese. It's probably the only (pardon me if there are more) name that does not sound like its English counterpart.
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