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in reply to a message by Mar
It is impossible to say, the Chinese don't have names as we do. Parents make up the names for their children, they don't have to use any old name.
Leo might be Li-Wu, but a Chinese word in pinyin can mean many things; you have to see it written with Chinese characters to know which word it is. Li is often used in names. For men, it can be the Li meaning "strength", for women it is often the Li, which means "beautiful".
Many Chinese, especially in Hongkong, also have English/Western fn to use for non-Chinese people.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Leo might be Li-Wu, but a Chinese word in pinyin can mean many things; you have to see it written with Chinese characters to know which word it is. Li is often used in names. For men, it can be the Li meaning "strength", for women it is often the Li, which means "beautiful".
Many Chinese, especially in Hongkong, also have English/Western fn to use for non-Chinese people.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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