Why Chinese shouldn't have Christian names:

withoutwax · Professor Posts: 101 Join date: 2008-08-02

Why Chinese shouldn't have Christian names:

Anne Chang => Dirty (Mandarin)
Anne Chin => Keep Quiet (Mandarin)
Faye Chen => Dusty (Mandarin)
Carl Cheng => Buttock (Hokkien)
Monica Cheng => Touching your buttocks (Hokkien)
Lucy Leow => You are dead (Hokkien)
Jane Tan => Frying eggs (Mandarin)
Suzie Leow => Lose till death (Hokkien)
Henry Mah => Hate your mum (Mandarin)
Corrine Tai => Poor fellow (Hokkien)
Paul Chan => Bankrupt (Mandarin)
Nelson Tan => Bird laying eggs (Mandarin)
Leslie Tong => Rubbish Bin (Mandarin)
Carmen Teng => Leg hair long (Hokkien)
Connie Mah => Call your mother (Cantonese)
Danny See => Squeeze you to death (Hokkien)
Rosie Teng => Screws and nails (Hokkien)
Pete Tsai => Nose droppings (Hokkien)
Macy Koh => Never die before (Cantonese)

Admin · Admin~*~* Posts: 232 Join date: 2008-07-23

swt....pro man.....where u got it from? or u just simply think of it ?

Death

withoutwax wrote:

Why Chinese shouldn't have Christian names:

Anne Chang => Dirty (Mandarin)
Anne Chin => Keep Quiet (Mandarin)
Faye Chen => Dusty (Mandarin)
Carl Cheng => Buttock (Hokkien)
Monica Cheng => Touching your buttocks (Hokkien)
Lucy Leow => You are dead (Hokkien)
Jane Tan => Frying eggs (Mandarin)
Suzie Leow => Lose till death (Hokkien)
Henry Mah => Hate your mum (Mandarin)
Corrine Tai => Poor fellow (Hokkien)
Paul Chan => Bankrupt (Mandarin)
Nelson Tan => Bird laying eggs (Mandarin)
Leslie Tong => Rubbish Bin (Mandarin)
Carmen Teng => Leg hair long (Hokkien)
Connie Mah => Call your mother (Cantonese)
Danny See => Squeeze you to death (Hokkien)
Rosie Teng => Screws and nails (Hokkien)
Pete Tsai => Nose droppings (Hokkien)
Macy Koh => Never die before (Cantonese)

Nose dropping? o.0

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withoutwax · Professor Posts: 101 Join date: 2008-08-02

nose shit la~

Death

withoutwax wrote:

nose shit la~

It kinda potrays the nose as different organism. drunken

_________________
To the poet and the sage, all things are friendly and hallowed, all experiences
profitable, all days holy, all men divine.
-Friedrich Nietzsche/Goethe

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
Heinlein

angie · Posts: 4 Join date: 2008-09-16

wakaka~~ nice one~~ Razz

wat bout angie?? LOL

withoutwax · Professor Posts: 101 Join date: 2008-08-02

Confusing ChineseNames

Caller : Hello, can I speak to AnnieWan (anyone)?

Operator : Yes, you can speak to me.

Caller : No, I want to speak to AnnieWan (anyone)!

Operator : You are talking to someone!Who is this?

Caller : I'm Sam Wan (Someone). AndI need to talk to Annie Wan (anyone)! It's urgent.

Operator : I know you are someone andyou want to talk to anyone! But what's this urgent matter about?

Caller : Well... just tell my sisterAnnie Wan (anyone) that our brother Noel Wan (no one)has involved in anaccident. Noel Wan (no one)got injured and now Noel Wan (no one) is beingsent to the hospital.. Right now, Avery Wan (everyone) is on his way tothe hospital.

Operator : Look if no one was injuredand no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn't an urgen tmatter! You may find this hilarious but I don't have time for this!

Caller : You are so rude! Who are you?

Operator : I'm Saw Lee (Sorry).

Caller : Yes! You should be sorry. Nowgive me your name!!!