Some Chinese adopt very strange names

时间：2007-08-20 06:18:25

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Chinanews, Beijing, Aug 19 – The Ministry1 of Education and the Language Affairs Commission on Thursday jointly2 issued a report on the conditions concerning linguistic3 life in China in the year of 2006. The report shows that some changes are taking place in Chinese people's names. Sometimes, some Chinese people adopt very strange names.

 

An investigation4 done last year showed that in China, there were about 23,000 different surnames existing in China. Of them, 87% of the Chinese population had used surnames that belonged to the most common 129 surnames. At present, some changes are taking place in the way that Chinese people adopt names. Names with four characters now have appeared (normally, Chinese people's names consist of two or three characters). In addition, strange names, such as Zhao Yi A (Chinese characters mixed with an English letter) or Ao Si Rui Na Wang (sounds like a foreign name but written in Chinese), have emerged. A father calls his child “@.” According to him, the symbol is widely used in all email addresses. The symbol, read as “at” in English, sounds very much like “love him” in Chinese. In China today, there are about 60 million Chinese whose names contain some strange characters. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau once published strange names used by 231 people, said Li Yuming, deputy director of the Language Affairs Commission.

 

In many cases, the names of ethnic5 minorities do not have a fixed6 way of translation. Many names of ethnic minority people, when translated into Han Chinese characters, are translated at discretion7. This could cause much confusion. In order to solve this problem, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous8 Region government has publicized a book that sets down standards to be observed when Uygur people's names are translated into Han characters. Some people in society have called upon the central government to publish some regulations to standardize9 the use of surnames. However, some other people object to the proposal, claiming that any citizen has the right to choose whatever names he or she likes, Li noted10.

 
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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
3 linguistic k0zxn     
adj.语言的，语言学的
参考例句：
  • She is pursuing her linguistic researches.她在从事语言学的研究。
  • The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.写作能力是对语言能力的最高形式的测试。
4 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
5 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
6 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
7 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎；随意处理
参考例句：
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
8 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
9 standardize UuMwl     
v.使符合标准，使标准化
参考例句：
  • We will extend and standardize legal services and provide effective legal aid.拓展和规范法律服务，积极开展法律援助。
  • There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.正在为实现零部件标准化和减少推出的型号数量而努力。
10 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

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