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[OT] Chinese given names (was: call function for times with different types)

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From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject [OT] Chinese given names (was: call function for times with different types)
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:

> However, since English, not Chinese, has become the /lingua franca/ of
> computer science (and technology in general), it is be prudent to specify
> the Hanyu Pinyin transcription of the name as well (or instead of the real
> name) in this international newsgroup.  In this case, with Google
> Translate recognizing the name as Chinese, it would probably be “Wu Xi
> Hao” (as suggested there).  “Wu” being a common Chinese family name, it
> would be customary to write “WU Xi Hao” to signify that.

I have just learned that although there are three characters (吳晞浩), the 
pinyin romanization should not be written “Wu Xi Hao”, but (without tone 
marks) probably “Wu Xihao” or “Wu Xiao”.  Another possibility is the older 
Wade-Giles system, in which it could be (without tone marks) „Wu Xi-Hao“.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_given_name#Description>


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call function for times with different types 吳晞浩 <shwu.cs98@gmail.com> - 2014-08-25 22:59 -0700
  Re: call function for times with different types "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-08-26 09:22 +0200
    Re: call function for times with different types "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-08-26 09:44 +0200
      Re: call function for times with different types "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2014-08-26 10:11 +0200
        Re: call function for times with different types "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-08-26 13:25 +0200
          Re: call function for times with different types Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-08-26 17:25 +0200
            [OT] Chinese given names (was: call function for times with different types) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-08-27 01:40 +0200
          Re: call function for times with different types Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-08-26 15:47 +0000
            [OT] Internet standards (was: call function for times with different types) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-08-26 18:22 +0200
  Re: call function for times with different types Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-08-26 14:56 +0200
  Re: call function for times with different types Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2014-09-02 13:39 -0700

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