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- Tue Aug 17, 2004 3:27 pm
- Forum: Mandarin language forum
- Topic: Different pronunciations of Mandarin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 35794
Re: Different pronunciations of Mandarin
Hi Pravit, I know hundreds of Chinese people from nearby WenZhou and talk regularly with them. Here's what in the South of China is commonly mispelled: - 's' and 'sh' both sound as 's'; - 'z' and 'zh' both sound as 'z'; - 'c' and 'ch' both sound as 'c'; - retroflex final 'er' and retroflex endings s...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 2:30 pm
- Forum: Mandarin language forum
- Topic: Transliteration of foreign names
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14275
Re: Transliteration of foreign names
No rules about it, even if Chinese characters for surnames are often used - often, not always! That's why you can find different version of the same 'translated' English name - more than the obvious traditional and simplified versions. A longer explanation can be found at (once there click on one na...
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:50 pm
- Forum: Translations & Chinese/English names
- Topic: 'I love you' in Mandarin Chinese.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 21226
'I love you' in Mandarin Chinese.
It's quite common to find a request for 'I love you' in Chinese.
For the simplified and traditional Chinese sentence, its Mandarin pronunciation and the meaning of each character go to (it's free):
www.wearyourchinesename.com
I wish it helps
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For the simplified and traditional Chinese sentence, its Mandarin pronunciation and the meaning of each character go to (it's free):
www.wearyourchinesename.com
I wish it helps
[%sig%]
- Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:35 pm
- Forum: Translations & Chinese/English names
- Topic: Transliteration of foreign names
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11216
Re: Transliteration of foreign names
replay to Waerdisi: no rules about it, even if Chinese characters for surnames are often used - often, not always! That's why you can find different version of the same 'translated' English name - more than the obvious traditional and simplified versions. A good explanation can be found at (once the...