Hokkien Names! please help!

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leow

Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by leow »

hi , could you please help me to ge the Hokkien pronouciation for the following names for my son? Indeed, I am Hokkien, but i don't know how to speak. Embarrassing! I know, but please help.TQ!
饒皓然 and 饒皓瀛 and 饒浩升 and 饒皓証
Niuc

Re: Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by Niuc »

Hi Leow

饒 = jiau5 (Ciangciu/Zhangzhou accent) or liau5 (Cuanciu/Quanzhou accent)
皓 = ho7
然 = jian5 or lian5
瀛 = eng5 or ing5
浩 = ho7
升 = seng1 or sing1
証 = ceng3 or cing3, some romanized ceng3 (c & ch system) as cheng3 (ch & chh system)

Please note that Hokkien romanization systems are different from Pinyin (a considerably good system to romanize Mandarin but not suitable to romanize Hokkien).

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hong

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Post by hong »

leow,
please don't do it again .You not need to repeat three times for one unimportant question and even start a new topic!!!
Sim

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Post by Sim »

Hi Hong,

I think what happens with new people on this forum is that they post a reply, they don't see that their post has been entered, so they try again, and when that still doesn't seem to work, they try yet again by creating a new topic.

I remember that that happened to me twice when I first joined this forum (and I seem to notice it as a pattern for new posters :-).

Thanks for your link to the Hokkien speaking.

Sim.

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leow

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Post by leow »

hong,
that day was my first time to visit the website. i didn't know how to send my question correctly. after i sent tiwce, i realized that the proper way is to create a topic for my question. So, i did it. don't u blame me for that. yes, u r right that my question is unimportant to u, but it is important to me! if not , why should i spend time on this website? Please use your braIN TO THINK ABOUT IT?

If u think wat i did was wrong, then tell me the proper way to raise a question in this website, tq!
leow

Re: Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by leow »

Hi Niuc,
thank you so much for your help. But could you please kindly help me for some other words? Indeed, I am gonna make up my mind soon for my coming son( he will be born in Dec). Thank you.

饶 豪 (井 匀 斤 今 元 尹 升 仁 友)

Thank you again Niuc.

Have a nice day!
niucls

Re: Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by niucls »

Hi Leow

You are welcome. Congratulations for your coming son :)

豪 = ho5
井 = ci*2 (Cuanciu) or ce*2 (Ciangciu), * = nasal sound, some romanize it as chi*2 or che*2 (ch & chh system), literal pronunciation cing2/ceng2.
勻 = un5
斤 = kun1 or kin1
今 = kim1
元 = guan5 (some romanize it as goan5)
尹 = un2
升 = sing1 or seng1
仁 = lin5 or jin5
友 = iu2

You can find Hokkien pronunciation of Chinese characters here but please notice the differences in romanization system or tonal indicator:
http://iug.csie.dahan.edu.tw/iug/Ungian ... Taihoa.asp
http://home.kimo.com.tw/profliim/HARNJI-YM/Zha'ym0.htm

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niucls

Re: Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by niucls »

Sorry for the typo: "literal pronunciation" should be "literary pronunciation".

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leow

Re: Hokkien Names! please help!

Post by leow »

niucls,
thank you so much. thanks!
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