Giving Chinese people English names and vv
Sep 7, 2020, 6:23 pm
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On that, there is something more interesting - The official translation policy is not consistent. For example, from Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson, each PM's translation varies. Some, like Margaret Thatcher, has the last name translated only (which seems to be the norm for everywhere). Some, like Theresa May, has the entire name translated.
Sep 7, 2020, 6:47 pm
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Sep 7, 2020, 8:16 pm
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On that, there is something more interesting - The official translation policy is not consistent. For example, from Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson, each PM's translation varies. Some, like Margaret Thatcher, has the last name translated only (which seems to be the norm for everywhere). Some, like Theresa May, has the entire name translated.
Rumours has it that most of these were done at the FCCHK bar.
Sep 7, 2020, 9:21 pm
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Donald Duck?
FCCHK did not do most of them. Many foreign ministries or local consulate do those.
Sep 7, 2020, 10:37 pm
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On that, there is something more interesting - The official translation policy is not consistent. For example, from Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson, each PM's translation varies. Some, like Margaret Thatcher, has the last name translated only (which seems to be the norm for everywhere). Some, like Theresa May, has the entire name translated.
Sep 8, 2020, 2:07 am
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Sep 8, 2020, 4:56 am
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I never asked my friend about the website she used, but I'm guessing the weighting is 20% surname, and 80% given name. Foreigners are at an advantage in this system because we have complete control over all three characters, and can freely invent the surname.
Sep 8, 2020, 6:55 am
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At the IFC in Hong Kong back in 2007, some woman at the concierge desk was named Creamy Wu.
Being a teacher in China meant I came across some real noggin-scratchers, with Wallace and Ibrahimovic (a Swedish footballer) being commonplace at the time.
Being a teacher in China meant I came across some real noggin-scratchers, with Wallace and Ibrahimovic (a Swedish footballer) being commonplace at the time.
Sep 8, 2020, 8:20 am
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Thanks, moondog. I am 温振夫 in Chinese class. Our instructor gave names to those of us who didn't already have a Chinese name. The initials of each character resemble the sounds of my name in English.
Sep 8, 2020, 8:38 am
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Sep 8, 2020, 8:56 am
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I no longer have contact with the friend who plugged my name into the website because she is an ex of one of my close friends, and they are not on good terms.
I'm guessing that the same, or at least a similar, website exists today.
I searched on Google, and this only revealed articles about naming strategies. If you --or anyone else-- wants to find an actual fengshui scoring website, I suggest searching on baidu using the following terms:
风水 名字 分
Sep 8, 2020, 10:51 am
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My Chinese name (裴吉瑞) was determined when I got to my Shanghai office. It's not a direct phonetic translation of my last name as we switched the last two characters.
I've worked with a number of Chinese folks during my career. It always seemed that the women chose "old lady names" (Shirley, Grace, etc.) while the men weren't all that uncommon (Jason, Derek, etc.).
I've worked with a number of Chinese folks during my career. It always seemed that the women chose "old lady names" (Shirley, Grace, etc.) while the men weren't all that uncommon (Jason, Derek, etc.).
Sep 8, 2020, 1:07 pm
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My Chinese name (裴吉瑞) was determined when I got to my Shanghai office. It's not a direct phonetic translation of my last name as we switched the last two characters.
I've worked with a number of Chinese folks during my career. It always seemed that the women chose "old lady names" (Shirley, Grace, etc.) while the men weren't all that uncommon (Jason, Derek, etc.).
I've worked with a number of Chinese folks during my career. It always seemed that the women chose "old lady names" (Shirley, Grace, etc.) while the men weren't all that uncommon (Jason, Derek, etc.).
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