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Chinese Meaning Note Ref kailan: Gai lan: 芥蘭: 芥兰: Cantonese: gaai3 laan4-2 Gai lan: Gai lan (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) is the Cantonese name and jie lan is the Mandarin name for a vegetable that is also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. kakak: older sibling addressing someone slightly older: 哥哥: 哥哥: Min Nan: koko
Oei Hui-lan (Chinese: 黃蕙蘭; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Hūi-lân; 21 December 1889 – 1992), known as Madame Wellington Koo, was a Chinese-Indonesian international socialite and style icon, and, from late 1926 until 1927, the First Lady of the Republic of China.
Dạ cổ hoài lang (Vietnamese: [zâːˀ ko᷉ hwâːj laːŋ], "Night Drum Beats Cause Longing for Absent Husband") is a Vietnamese song, composed circa 1918 by songwriter Cao Văn Lầu, colloquially known as "Sáu Lầu," from Bạc Liêu. It was a massive hit across Vietnam in 1927 as it was taken up by travelling troupes and spawned many ...
In the context of paragoge, Chinese Indonesians adopted Indonesian-sounding surnames by appending a suffix to their Chinese surname. As an example, Kimun Ongkosandjojo adopted his surname by combining his Chinese surname Ong (王) with the suffix -kosandjojo meaning "one who brings victory".
*Ko ho tohi, ko hoʻo fale* are wrong. Some words can take either, but with a difference in meaning: ko ʻene taki 'his/her leadership'; ko hono taki 'his/her leader'. Examples of use. ko haʻaku/haku kahoa: my garland (any garland from or for me) ko ʻeku/hoku kahoa: my garland (it is my garland)
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan is based on the childhood memories of the show's creator, Karen Chau, who grew up in a bicultural (Chinese-American) household. [5] " Ni hao" (你好 nǐ hǎo ) means "Hello" in Mandarin, and Kai-Lan (凯兰 Kǎilán ) is the Chinese name Chau was given at birth, which was later anglicized to Karen.
For some “hoa hoa hoa season” sparks the desire to don cozy sweaters, drink hot chocolate, and settle in for a marathon of the Twilight saga. “No song can bring me as much nostalgia as this ...
Ko Wai Island has an irregular shape and is 3 km long and 1 km wide at the widest point. The east part of the island is encircled by coral reef and has sand beaches while the west part is more rugged and hilly, and serves as a nesting ground for birds. The interior is covered by forest jungle.