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Nov
14th

19 Chinese’s funny name

Files under iCalvyn Life | Posted by calvyn

While our parent giving us name when we are baby~ We never choose the name we like, some time the name will become other meaning when pronounce in different language.

Here is a list of 19 people name who has another meaning while pronounce in different language:

Anne Chang (Mandarin)- Dirty
Anne Chin (Mandarin) - Keep quiet
Faye Chen (Mandarin) - Dusty
Carl Cheng (Hokkien) - Buttock
Monica Cheng (Hokkien) - Touching your buttocks
Lucy Leow (Hokkien) - You are dead
Jane Tan (Mandarin) - Frying eggs
Suzie Leow (Hokkien) - Lost till death
Henry Mah (Mandarin) - Hate your mum
Corrine Tai (Hokkien) - Poor fellow
Paul Chan (Mandarin) - Bankrupt
Nelson Tan (Mandarin) - Bird laying eggs
Leslie Tong (Mandarin) - Rubbish bin
Carmen Teng (Hokkien) - Leg hair long
Connie Mah (Mandarin) - Call your Mother
Danny See (Hokkien) - Squeeze you to death
Rosie Teng (Hokkien) - Screws and nails
Pete Tsai (Hokkien) - Nose droppings
Macy Koh (Cantonese) - Never die before

Let me make it to 20, a person surname is “KIA” and his Christian name is Samuel

We call him “Samuel kia”…read it in Hokkien

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7 Responses to “19 Chinese’s funny name”

  1. By MerDuriaN on Nov 15, 2007 | Reply

    LOL you found 19 list of it. I was planning to publish related topics on my post.. unfortunately you posted it @@ not bad … I love Paul Chan hahaha

  2. By wear on Nov 15, 2007 | Reply

    I have a friend name Jane Tan.It means `frying eggs` in Mandarin?LOL..funny..

  3. By dawn on Nov 15, 2007 | Reply

    hi!! thanks for the comment sweetie! saying i was cute!!! ;]

    thanks!
    xoxo

  4. By hp84 on Nov 15, 2007 | Reply

    My tuition teacher used to teach us this funny name when i was in primary 3. Your post remind me of the names.. HeHe.. funny..

  5. By kimfei on Nov 16, 2007 | Reply

    haha..i read this b4..very nice n funny post..

  6. By 宝茹 on Nov 18, 2007 | Reply

    Hehehe, but if you read it in normal English, like not thinking of any Chinese dialect, the meaning is blurred. :D

    I like Anne Chang and Corrine Tai!!! Hehehehe

  7. By nana on Nov 20, 2007 | Reply

    hahaha this is really hilarious!! :D

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