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  2. Hundred Family Surnames - Wikipedia

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    Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames.

  3. Joys of Life - Wikipedia

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    The getai business is at its peak. The three buddies start Xin Hua Xiang Stage Company. Recognising Dagou's talent as a standup comic, Xiaoyu encourages him to perform at getai shows. Just as Daogou's feelings for Xiaoyu grows, a Japanese by the name of Yamaguchi appears claiming to be Xiaoyu's husband. Dagou is jolted to his senses.

  4. Jiao (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Jiao Yu, military officer of Ming Dynasty; Jiao Li, President of China Central Television; Leroy Chiao, Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut; Jiao Huafeng, Greco-Roman wrestler; Jiao Fengbo, footballer; Jiao Shuai, volleyball player; Jiao Zhimin, former table tennis player; Jiao Juyin, director, translator, and theater theorist ...

  5. Jinmeiyō kanji - Wikipedia

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    ' kanji for use in personal names ') are a set of 863 Chinese characters known as "name kanji" in English. They are a supplementary list of characters that can legally be used in registered personal names in Japan, despite not being in the official list of "commonly used characters" ( jōyō kanji ).

  6. Jiǎo (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Jiao Gong Han Jiao Songsong ( 矯公罕 ), director of Chinese movie animation. Kiều Công Tiễn or Kiểu Công Tiện (pinyin: Jiǎo Gōngxiàn) (矯公羡) was a general in the court of Dương Đình Nghệ, a Vietnamese Jiedushi of Tĩnh Hải quân who took over the position in 931

  7. Jia (surname) - Wikipedia

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    The ancestral hall of the Jia family in Jiajiayuan Village, Honggang Town, Tongshan County, Hubei Jiǎ (simplified Chinese: 贾; traditional Chinese: 賈) is a surname. Chia is the corresponding Wade-Giles romanization, which is commonly used in Taiwan.

  8. An Elephant Sitting Still - Wikipedia

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    An Elephant Sitting Still (Chinese: 大象席地而坐; pinyin: Dà Xiàng Xídì Érzuò) is a 2018 Chinese drama film written, directed and edited by Hu Bo.The first and only feature film by the novelist-turned-director Hu, who died by suicide soon after finishing his film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, it is based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel Huge Crack, about ...

  9. Zhuang (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Zhuang is a rather uncommon name in the United States. It was ranked 53,245th during the 1990 census and 31,703rd in 2000. Chuang is more common, having been ranked 24,816th in 1990 and 11,621st in 2000. The variant spellings Chong, Ching, and Tong are all much more common, but include other Chinese surnames as well. [4]