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Is there a standard transliteration for (some) western names?
Are there "standard" transliterations for common western given names?
From looking up famous people, it seemsthat "Henry" is consistently 亨利 but "Alvin" could be 阿爾文, 艾爾文,...
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Transliteration of a place name
A phrase from the bible (Hebrew) has an English translation of “reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.” The Chinese New Version translates it as “再去到约念前面的河” (zài qù dào yuē niàn qiánmiàn de hé)....
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I need a chinese address translated to english to ship it
hello i'm shipping an item to China and this is the address provided.
湖北省 武汉市 汉阳区 四新街道 星光国际2期3栋11楼
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What does this stamp say please? (Characters identified: 大清道光年製)
This mark is on the bottom of a highly decorative ceramic sleeping cat ornament. Please can you help me identify it?
Picture of the stampon bottom of ceramic cat
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What is wrong with the lyrics of the song 踏马迎春？
Recently, there was a rumor that a song 踏马迎春 with Chinese New Year greetings was publicly performed on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. However, many viewers said that the lyrics sounded like they were ...
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Why would someone censor the names of games, like 明xx舟 and x神?
I've been getting into 简书 recently (light-hearted reading and writing). I stumbled upon this:
让我玩明xx舟或者x神之类的手游，超过一小时就会开始腻了。
659-丢三落四年
The author (or maybe the platform) has used x's to censor the ...
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How legit is 很印象深刻?
I have trouble understanding the grammar in the phrase 印象深刻.
印象 (yìnxiàng): impression (sth that stays in one's mind) / a memory
深刻 (shēnkè): profound / deep / deep-going
It seems to behave ...
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別多話 - Is this dialectal?
In Kelly Chen and Roland Cheng's Mandarin song 製造浪漫, there is a line
別多話，別破壞這想像。
I understand this means 'Don't say anything (more), don't spoil this thought/fantasy.'
But I'm intrigued by the use of ...
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Does this character 𰕎 have a meaning?
I was looking for the meaning of 𰕎 which appears as component of characters in several languages, and I couldnt find any. Having the meaning or pronunciation of a component it makes easier to ...
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Word Order in mdbg.net query results
I've taken several runs at this on my own with no success so help please?
I use mdbg.net a lot. If I do a search on for example "words that end in '品'" (c:*品), how are the results ordered? ...
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Is 炎生 a passable chinese name?
I'm learning mandarin in my free time and I'm only a beginner.
I don't want to pick a chinese name, nor do I really want to translate my own name into something sounding similar tone wise. I just don'...
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What does this N mean in a YouTuber Chinese name?
This N in this Taiwan lawyer's YouTube personality name, what does it mean? Everybody seems to know except me.
N楚立功
No it's not Mr..
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What is the meaning of the character '休' in the word groups '休妻' , '休学' , and '休养' respectively?
休学 is an active action. When a student is unable to complete their studies for various reasons, they apply for a leave of absence, which is then approved by the school.
休妻 is a passive act; a wife ...
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What is the function of "R" in a Chinese name?
What does the R or R' mean on this rental billboard in Taichung Taiwan?
Is it simply the same as Mr./Ms. R. Chen? But what about that apostrophe?
Is this just some sort of vanity naming?
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Is 魟 pronounced hōng in Taiwan?
CC-CEDICT currently says this:
魟 (hóng): ray (fish) / Taiwan pr. [hong1]
I tried to find examples on YouTube where 魟 is pronounced hōng, but I didn't immediately find any. To my ear:
This YouTube ...
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