--Helen Keller--
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Got a really interesting email:
Western Names but Chinese Meanings...
Stay away from these names if you are Chinese............!
Mandarin meaning:-
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
Eugene Tan - Got golden eggs
Hokkien (fujian) meaning:-
Carl Chng - Buttock
Monica Chng - 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 (Guandong) Meaning:-
Connie Mah - Call your mother
Macy Koh - Never die before
Michael Loh - Chicken man
Michael Tan - Selling eggs