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Why British Names in Hong Kong Sound So Natural: 彭定康 and 麦理浩
The Hong Kong names of Chris Patten and Murray MacLehose show how Cantonese sound, real surnames, and positive characters create complete identities.
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Research-backed notes on how complete Chinese names work across sound, meaning, surname choice, and local language context.
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Why Sinologists Have Such Good Chinese Names: 费正清 and 史景迁
The Chinese names of John King Fairbank and Jonathan Spence show how sound, scholarship, and cultural context can form a lasting identity.
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