| Wanna get a Chinese name? Or not? | |
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| Mar 21, 2007 22:41 |   |
 | Many Chinese people get English names when they are learning English. For the sake of western teacher, and also student themselves. Do you want to have a Chinese name once you are learning it?? |
| Mar 21, 2007 22:49 | #1 |
| Interesting thread! If I were a westerner and had passion for Mandarin, I would surely get a beautiful Chinese name for myself! LOL...... |
| Mar 22, 2007 07:02 | #2 |
| Me, not a focal point with you. Why you are taking English name when learning English? Personally I like your Chinese name. It’s very sweet to hear. I love my name, because it’s a gift of my mother. I guess no need to change name where ever I travel in the world. |
| Mar 22, 2007 17:13 | #3 |
| So how would one go about finding an appropriate chinese name as an adult? |
| Mar 22, 2007 19:31 | #4 |
| Whebn I started teaching in my uni in China, my colleagues tried to create a name for me but found it hard to create one that somehow matched my western name - I don't understand the rules but they spent a long time arguing about it! I don't 'have a passion for mandarin' as Evening put it - I have described in other threads how little success I have had at learning putonghua, but BBQQ can you suggest an appropriate name for me? My name is Paul Trundley ... the end is pronounced 'lee' . I hope you have a good suggestion BBQQ :) |
| Mar 23, 2007 03:59 | #5 |
| Sharif, we love our Chinese name too. It's just like a nickname or a user name in internet that we have an English name. We try to call everything in English, including ourselves. LoL |
| Mar 23, 2007 09:39 | #6 |
| Hey May, Do you thinking I did not understand this fact in my 10 years business. Problem your that emotion, English name better than your mother gift Chinese name. |
| Mar 24, 2007 13:01 | #7 |
| But many Chinese names are difficult for English speakers so an English name is helpful. Also as an English teacher, I would like my students to have as much English atmosphere as possible and the name helps. It's not a better name, just an alternative for appropriate situations. |
| Mar 24, 2007 22:23 | #8 |
| Yes Sir, It’s the feeling of many foreigners. So it to be solved by the Chinese people. There are many sweet and short Chinese name. Is there any practice all over the world, “People are changing their name for learning”? |
| Mar 25, 2007 01:58 | #9 |
| How come I missed this thread. My parents are Hong Kong Chinese settled in France and I was born there. My name, Lynette, is derived from my Chinese name, only used in my family though, now that I am married to a French, that my Chinese name is completely lost in everyday life! but I’m keeping my surname, Lee, as much as possible. When we will have children I think I would consider reviving the Chinese name, ‘discard’ the saints and pick up names in French or English that reflect the Chinese equivalent eg Jade or names short forms like lili, mei mei... Just some thoughts this thread sparkled me! |
| Mar 25, 2007 02:10 | #10 |
| I like linguistic games! => Paul, what springs to mind immediately is to use a sound from Trundley for the surname (usually pick the first sound) and use two characters with meaning and some ressembling sound for Paul for the name => eg 敦培李 =>敦(dūn) 培(péi) 李(lǐ) 敦 like “Dun” in Dunhuang (very splendid) If you are a teacher by profession in china, 培李 mean train the students 培 = train 李 = literally plum, peaches and plums signify pupils, students receiving inherited wisdom or education My Chinese is only average, I’m sure there are linguistic experts... |
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