tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post4543419437152860578..comments2023-08-28T12:33:34.053+02:00Comments on A Malaysian in France: The name confusionBee Eanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13860357505146690089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-79337623782371450432010-08-28T17:04:49.689+02:002010-08-28T17:04:49.689+02:00Thanks for the info !Thanks for the info !Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193501009296191619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-44742212878460669862010-08-28T11:24:22.634+02:002010-08-28T11:24:22.634+02:00Jem,
Normally for the Chinese we put the family n...Jem,<br /><br />Normally for the Chinese we put the family name first then follow by the first name. This is in the case when the name is written in Chinese. In Malaysia, when I write in Malay or English, I will still put LastName First Name order (Tee Bee Ean). However, when I was in the USA, I realized it confused a lot of people so eventually I wrote Bee-Ean Tee. Anyway, there are only around 100 family names for the Chinese, if you deal a lot with them you will find out sooner or later whether it is a family name or first name. Example Chong, Zhang, Chan, Lee are all family names...Bee Eanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860357505146690089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-79540217546025779242010-08-25T11:43:53.379+02:002010-08-25T11:43:53.379+02:00Most since French people insist on mispronouncing ...Most since French people insist on mispronouncing and misspelling our last name, I can understand how tough it is for a foreigner ...Fabienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672813913557367538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-58772537966871730502010-08-23T09:34:51.842+02:002010-08-23T09:34:51.842+02:00Well even for french native people it is often har...Well even for french native people it is often hard to guess the pronunciation of an unknown name. <br /><br />And being a Salaün out of Brittany isn't always fun.<br /><br />Anyway, just so that I know, what is the common order to say chines name ? "LAST first" like in Japan or "first LAST" like in most western cultures ?Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193501009296191619noreply@blogger.com