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In the case of Christians, their Western names are often their baptismal names. In Hong Kong, it is common to list the names all together, beginning with the English given name, moving on to the Chinese surname, and then ending with the Chinese given name – for example, Alex Fong Chung-Sun.
Do the same for the given names. Principle 4 Aim to have a three-character name. Ignore the official's English given names if that individual's English family name is enough to provide for a meaningful three-character Cantonese name. e.g.: The former Chancellor Philip Hammond's family name was enough to provide for 夏 文 達 or Hah Màhn Daaht.
Generally, the Cantonese majority employ one or another romanization of Cantonese. [4] However, non-Cantonese immigrants may retain their hometown spelling in English. For example, use of Shanghainese romanization in names (e.g. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun) is more common in Hong Kong English than in official use in Shanghai where Mandarin-based pinyin has been in official use since the 1950s.
Chinese given names (2 C ... (10 C, 346 P) Pages in category "Chinese names" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect ...
Chinese, Cantonese, Hakka: Origin; Language(s) Old Chinese: Word/name: 俊: Derivation: This character was first seen in Xiaozhuan The whole word means a person who can use the power of others to realize his ideals. This gives rise to the meaning of a leader, and by extension means that the ability and wisdom are beyond ordinary people.
This category is not for articles about concepts and things but only for articles about the words themselves. Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words.
Chinese names are personal names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Sinophone world. Sometimes the same set of Chinese characters could be chosen as a Chinese name, a Hong Kong name, a Japanese name, a Korean name, a Malaysian Chinese name, or a Vietnamese name, but they would be spelled differently due to their varying historical pronunciation of Chinese characters.
Cantonese 炒: seiiau 2: From meaning 'cook', perhaps based on Cantonese. lit. 'to stir fry' Chow chow: Cantonese any of a breed of heavy-coated blocky dogs of Chinese origin Chow mein: Cantonese 炒麵: chau 2 mein 6: lit. 'stir fried noodle', from initial Chinese immigrants from Taishan came to the United States Confucius: Jesuit Latinization