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  2. Chinese character meanings - Wikipedia

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    Most Chinese characters represent only one morpheme, and in that case the meaning of the character is the meaning of the morpheme recorded by the character. For example: 猫: māo, cat, the name of a domestic animal that can catch mice. The morpheme "māo" has one meaning, and the Chinese character "猫" also has one meaning.

  3. Cheongsam - Wikipedia

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    Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.

  4. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Chinese) - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese abbreviated name, e.g. Ningwu Railway, should still be mentioned in the first sentence of the article as a secondary name of the expressway/railway, and should be made a redirect link to the article. This Chinese abbreviated name can be freely used in the article itself and in other articles. The rule above applies only to article ...

  5. 110 Chinese girl baby names to inspire you - AOL

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    When choosing a Chinese baby girl name, take into consideration family connections, any special significance the name has to you, and of course the meaning behind the name. Here are 110 from which ...

  6. Official Cantonese translations of English names for British ...

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    Sir Henry Pottinger, the 1st Governor of Hong Kong. It was not uncommon for British officials to be given translation of their names in history. Before getting a new translation, the name of the very first Hong Kong colonial governor, Henry Pottinger, was originally translated as 煲 顛 茶 or Bōu Dīn Chàh in Cantonese [7] which phonetically rhymes with his family name Pottinger fairly ...

  7. List of hanfu headwear - Wikipedia

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    Chinese headwear has a long history. According to some scholars, China used to be called "the Kingdom of Headwear" by people due to its variety of colourful and artistic style of hair ornament. [ 1 ]

  8. List of Chinese surnames taken by the Manchu clans

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    Most of the Manchu clans took on their Han surnames after the demise of the Qing dynasty.Several clans took on Han identity as early as in the Ming dynasty period. The surnames were derived from the Chinese meaning of their original clan name, Chinese transliteration of the clan's name, the possessed territories, generation and personal names of the clansmen and also inspired by the surnames ...

  9. Luo (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Luo Ronghuan, Chinese communist military leader; Luo Shiwen, Chinese communist from Sichuan; Luo Ying-shay, Minister of Justice of the Republic of China (2013–2016) Luo Jin, Chinese actor and singer; Show Lo, Taiwanese actor, singer, and host; Steven Lo (born 1959), a Hong Kong and Macanese businessman active in the entertainment world