lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 11 months agoThe Most Common Surname in Each Country (5000 × 4611)web.archive.orgimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are . . . the same surname Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
minus-squareRandomStickman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThey are all different pronunciation of the Chinese word 陳. Chen usually is besed off of the Mandarin way, Chan is Cantonese, and Tan is Hokkin, another Chinese dialect commonly spoken in Singapore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_%28surname%29?wprov=sfla1
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoSuper fascinating — thank you!
Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
They are all different pronunciation of the Chinese word 陳. Chen usually is besed off of the Mandarin way, Chan is Cantonese, and Tan is Hokkin, another Chinese dialect commonly spoken in Singapore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_%28surname%29?wprov=sfla1
Super fascinating — thank you!