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by Zhusaipei
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...
by Zhusaipei
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...
by Zhusaipei
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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by Zhusaipei
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...