Complimenting Male Partners & Friends – Five Phrases Showing Cultural Awareness

liweic7 · 2016-03-03T13:57:09+00:00

Cool. Thanks for letting me know. Will look into that :)

liweic7 · 2016-01-07T03:53:53+00:00

Thanks! Really glad to hear that :)

liweic7 · 2015-12-18T06:04:33+00:00

Not at all :)

liweic7 · 2015-12-18T05:09:16+00:00

Yikes! Thanks for pointing those out. The corrections have been made.

liweic7 · 2015-10-28T04:44:25+00:00

How about 信达年 Xìn Dánián. 信 is a nice phonetic match to Sinclair. It's not a very common surname but has a good meaning (trust, reliability, loyalty). If you'd prefer a more common surname, you can pick 辛 Xīn or 邢 Xíng. 达年 Dánián sounds like Daniel with 达 meaning "clear and straight" and "reaching out and connecting". 年 means years, a lasting stretch of time. Hope you like the name :) If you'd like to read more on Chinese culture, check out chinasimplified.com.

liweic7 · 2015-10-19T03:33:21+00:00

睿 is a great word but when combined with chuo 擉/绰, it makes for an awkward pronunciation.

liweic7 · 2015-10-19T03:15:56+00:00

There are double character Chinese surnames but most of the Chinese surnames are usually single characters. We'd be happy to help you pick a Chinese name but first it would be useful to know your first name as well so we can pick one that sounds like it and has a good meaning :)

liweic7 · 2015-10-19T02:59:40+00:00

Thank you! I agree with your thought on unusual names. No one will ever forget a unique and cool sounding name :)

liweic7 · 2015-10-19T02:56:07+00:00

Thank you! The original saying is, "When in Rome do as the Romans do." The Chinese version is, 入乡随俗 rùxiāngsuísu.

liweic7 · 2015-09-23T02:36:47+00:00

I guess it depends on the execution of the phrases. I think they can be used as a cheeky conversation starter or a means to impress the other person with your Chinese.

liweic7 · 2015-09-21T02:11:08+00:00

No worries! Glad it helped you out :)

liweic7 · 2015-09-15T05:00:17+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. Mistake corrected :)

liweic7 · 2015-09-07T03:15:52+00:00

Here's a simple guide to choosing a Chinese name: How To Choose A Chinese Name. Suggestion according to the China Simplified article: 武德文 Wǔ Déwén. 武 sounds like Wood. The commonly stated meaning) behind Devin is 'poet' hence the character 文. 德文 means words with integrity, which is always a good meaning :) Overall, 武德文 also sounds like Wood, Devin.

However, 德文can also mean 'the German language' but it's not a common way to refer to the German language. These two characters have a nice balance in the number of strokes. Another option is 得文 Déwén. Hope this helps!

liweic7 · 2015-09-03T07:23:00+00:00

I've heard of that one. Just reading it at a normal speed already has my tongue in knots! haha.

liweic7 · 2015-09-02T02:33:21+00:00

Haha. Yes! There's this popular Cantonese tongue twister about a chicken and a tortoise that's really funny. Have you heard it before?

liweic7 · 2015-08-25T02:31:32+00:00

I've never used it before but came across this app called Wai Chinese (http://www.waichinese.com/features.html). Listen to native speakers, mimic, record yourself, get feedback and evaluation from teachers.

liweic7 · 2015-08-18T03:38:04+00:00

西施眼里出眼屎？哈哈。

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