Chinese Name to avoid...


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I know of a real case. A person from China is called "世挺". Sounds good until he got the name written in PinYin on his passport and moved to US.
 

Hokkien (really happened)

*** Siew Lee - baby born premature and always fell sick and needed *repair*. I started to call her Isabella and her mum actually changed her name to that kekeke..:)
 

KNIGHT ONG said:
wah lau .. u again coming out with such things ... :sweatsm:
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nabei.......too old for you again huh.:sweat:
 

A Cantonese guy Mr. Mo wants to marry Ms. Chin, so the 2 families hold a wedding dinner, and the big sign board say "Mo Chin Wedding Dinner" = "no money wedding dinner".
 

roygoh said:
I know of a real case. A person from China is called "世挺". Sounds good until he got the name written in PinYin on his passport and moved to US.
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hahahhaa......this is good..:thumbsup:
 

haha...this is funny...LOLX...

:sweatsm: :sweatsm: :sweatsm:

hope no one name in here...
 

Alright, a Hokkien guy Mr. Seet wants to marry Ms. Boon, so the 2 families hold a wedding dinner, but many of their family friends are Cantonese, and they all see a big sign board say "Seet Boon Wedding Dinner" = "Lose money wedding dinner". (in Cantonese)
 

soma said:
Any more to add on..:thumbsup:


Chinese Names to avoid
Mandarin
Paul Chan - Bankrupt
Anne Chang - Dirty
Faye Chen - Dusty
Anne Chin - Keep quiet
Henry Mah - Hate your mum
Jane Tan - Frying eggs
Nelson Tan - Bird laying eggs
Leslie Tong - Rubbish bin

Hokkien
Carl Cheng - Buttock
Monica Cheng - Touching your buttocks
Lucy Leow - You are dead
Suzie Leow - Lost till death
Lim Yew Lin - Drink urine
Lim Teh Peng - Drink iced tea
Danny See - Squeeze you to death
Corrine Tai - Poor fellow
Rosie Teng - Screws and nails
Carmen Tng - Leg hair long
Pete Tsai - Nose droppings

Cantonese
Connie Mah - Call your mother
Macy Koh - Never die before
Micheal Tan - Sell eggs​
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Add one more,

Doris Tan - Many Many Eggs
 

dreamerz said:
haha...this is funny...LOLX...

:sweatsm: :sweatsm: :sweatsm:

hope no one name in here...
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Dreamerz sounds in Hokkien like Dim Bei Zi "Drink Cannot Die"

Suggest change nick. :bsmilie:
 

My camp mate name:

Choy Chee Whye, staff sergent always call him CCB, you know what lah.
Tan Bak Choo = Hokkien (punch your eyes)
Loo Hean Kong = polish container
 

My BMT buddy name - 文志雄 and he's a cantonese..
so dialect name is Mun Chee Hong -> "quite horny"

Sorry buddy! :bsmilie:
 

This thread is really funny...

I once came across a name called... Goh Fatt Yew (read that in english)
 

helen wang = 害人王 :bsmilie:
 

reminds me of an old joke.... be careful where u shop!

mohan = cannot save $$$
yaohan = can save $$$
 

If your surname is "Kok", never name your son "Harry" :bsmilie:
 

Cantonese : chee jo yin:bsmilie: soon or later be finished
 

+evenstar said:
what about Wendy Ch'ng? any funny hokkien translation? ;p
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smell your back side?:bsmilie:

wendy = Wen ni =smell your
Ch'ng = char cng = backside


:sweat: :angel:
 

For the Hookien speakers these don't need to be explained:

Cheah Sai
Phang Sai
 

If you're intending to register your son's name in Cantonese.

No matter what name, DO NOT choose Zhou Zhi Wei.
 

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