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It's Wang Hong, my god. Cannot they still don't write proper Chinese names?
by rurban 3mo ago
It's Wang Hong, my god. Cannot they still don't write proper Chinese names?
- bananaflag 3mo agoWikipedia says Hong Wang while acknowledging that the native form is Wang Hong and that they are using the Western name order.
- grommz 3mo agoNobody says Jinping Xi or Zedong Mao.
- bromuro 3mo agoIs Elton John or Jhon Elton?
- inigyou 3mo agoCan we not just agree that transliteration is tricky business with no single canon? Some Indian restaurants near me sell Aloo Saag, others sell Alu Sag.
- rurban 3mo agoNo, there is a single canon. Proper media is able to use proper names. This was not on. Esp. in this case with Wang having a special meaning in China.
- treetalker 3mo agoWell, some do say Jinping the Eleventh …
- bananaflag 3mo agoAnd Kim Jong the Second, which was confusing since he was actually the second Kim.
- malfist 3mo ago> Cannot they still don't write Amusing to see someone complaining about not using their definition of "proper language" when they themselves are not using proper language.
- jryle70 3mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Wang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Wang Such as waste of energy to argue on
- opjjf 3mo agoI think she herself can decide, this is her site: https://sites.google.com/view/hongwang/home https://sites.google.com/view/hongwang/home > Hello! I'm Hong Wang.