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Why the surname 유 (Yoo) is translated as 刘 instead of 余 or 于？
Why 干菜类 was mistakenly translated to Fuck Vegetables?Why is Sherlock Holmes translated as “福尔摩斯” (Fuermosi)?Why “Lie to me” is translated as “别对我说谎”?Why are certain Chinese surnames common in certain provinces?What are written name conventions in labels?Why would 人 be used for names?Why is Cristiano Ronaldo known as “C罗” in Chinese?Is the female name 桂英 outdated? Why?Can “相” ever be translated as “elephant”?Why Fiorentina is commonly translated as “佛罗伦萨” instead of “费奥伦庭那”？
유창혁 (Yoo Changhyuk) is translated as 刘昌赫 in Chinese. Is there any reason that 유 is translated as 刘 instead of 余 or 于?
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유창혁 (Yoo Changhyuk) is translated as 刘昌赫 in Chinese. Is there any reason that 유 is translated as 刘 instead of 余 or 于?
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FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
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유창혁 (Yoo Changhyuk) is translated as 刘昌赫 in Chinese. Is there any reason that 유 is translated as 刘 instead of 余 or 于?
translation names surnames
asked Mar 16 at 3:54
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유창혁 (Yoo Changhyuk) is translated as 刘昌赫 in Chinese. Is there any reason that 유 is translated as 刘 instead of 余 or 于?
translation names surnames
translation names surnames
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FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
– droooze
Mar 16 at 10:14
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FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
– droooze
Mar 16 at 10:14
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FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
– droooze
Mar 16 at 10:14
FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
– droooze
Mar 16 at 10:14
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I don't think it is translated as much as it is that every Korean family actually has their own Hanja.
According to Wikipedia's List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
유
can be one of four Chinese characters:
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾
Most Koreans have Hanja names & they would certainly know which their surname is.
If you check out Wikipedia's Appendix:Korean surnames you can see that
여
is the Southern Korean equivalent of
余
while
우
equates to
于, 禹
answered Mar 16 at 4:08
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Do you know what it is? It is a Korean newspaper printed in 1920. It is printed in Korean language, not Chinese. The Chinese characters in that newspaper are actually “Korean Chinese characters”, known as hanja in English. Hanja is still the official script of Korean language, alongside Hangul.
Hanja has not been abolished in South Korea, but few Korean people use it today. Most of Korean people only write Hangul today, except their names. Korean names are still in Hanja.
Have a look at South Korean identity cards. Korean names are still printed in Hanja. As a result, we never translate Korean names into Chinese. We only copy the Chinese characters into Chinese.
Therefore, the real question should be:
Why is the Chinese character 刘 (劉) pronounced 유 (yoo) in Korean?
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
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I don't think it is translated as much as it is that every Korean family actually has their own Hanja.
According to Wikipedia's List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
유
can be one of four Chinese characters:
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾
Most Koreans have Hanja names & they would certainly know which their surname is.
If you check out Wikipedia's Appendix:Korean surnames you can see that
여
is the Southern Korean equivalent of
余
while
우
equates to
于, 禹
answered Mar 16 at 4:08
user3306356♦user3306356
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I don't think it is translated as much as it is that every Korean family actually has their own Hanja.
According to Wikipedia's List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
유
can be one of four Chinese characters:
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾
Most Koreans have Hanja names & they would certainly know which their surname is.
If you check out Wikipedia's Appendix:Korean surnames you can see that
여
is the Southern Korean equivalent of
余
while
우
equates to
于, 禹
answered Mar 16 at 4:08
user3306356♦user3306356
16.6k52972
add a comment |
I don't think it is translated as much as it is that every Korean family actually has their own Hanja.
According to Wikipedia's List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
유
can be one of four Chinese characters:
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾
Most Koreans have Hanja names & they would certainly know which their surname is.
If you check out Wikipedia's Appendix:Korean surnames you can see that
여
is the Southern Korean equivalent of
余
while
우
equates to
于, 禹
answered Mar 16 at 4:08
user3306356♦user3306356
16.6k52972
I don't think it is translated as much as it is that every Korean family actually has their own Hanja.
According to Wikipedia's List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
유
can be one of four Chinese characters:
柳, 劉, 兪, 庾
Most Koreans have Hanja names & they would certainly know which their surname is.
If you check out Wikipedia's Appendix:Korean surnames you can see that
여
is the Southern Korean equivalent of
余
while
우
equates to
于, 禹
answered Mar 16 at 4:08
user3306356♦user3306356
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answered Mar 16 at 4:08
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Do you know what it is? It is a Korean newspaper printed in 1920. It is printed in Korean language, not Chinese. The Chinese characters in that newspaper are actually “Korean Chinese characters”, known as hanja in English. Hanja is still the official script of Korean language, alongside Hangul.
Hanja has not been abolished in South Korea, but few Korean people use it today. Most of Korean people only write Hangul today, except their names. Korean names are still in Hanja.
Have a look at South Korean identity cards. Korean names are still printed in Hanja. As a result, we never translate Korean names into Chinese. We only copy the Chinese characters into Chinese.
Therefore, the real question should be:
Why is the Chinese character 刘 (劉) pronounced 유 (yoo) in Korean?
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
VictorVictor
99858
add a comment |
Do you know what it is? It is a Korean newspaper printed in 1920. It is printed in Korean language, not Chinese. The Chinese characters in that newspaper are actually “Korean Chinese characters”, known as hanja in English. Hanja is still the official script of Korean language, alongside Hangul.
Hanja has not been abolished in South Korea, but few Korean people use it today. Most of Korean people only write Hangul today, except their names. Korean names are still in Hanja.
Have a look at South Korean identity cards. Korean names are still printed in Hanja. As a result, we never translate Korean names into Chinese. We only copy the Chinese characters into Chinese.
Therefore, the real question should be:
Why is the Chinese character 刘 (劉) pronounced 유 (yoo) in Korean?
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
VictorVictor
99858
add a comment |
Do you know what it is? It is a Korean newspaper printed in 1920. It is printed in Korean language, not Chinese. The Chinese characters in that newspaper are actually “Korean Chinese characters”, known as hanja in English. Hanja is still the official script of Korean language, alongside Hangul.
Hanja has not been abolished in South Korea, but few Korean people use it today. Most of Korean people only write Hangul today, except their names. Korean names are still in Hanja.
Have a look at South Korean identity cards. Korean names are still printed in Hanja. As a result, we never translate Korean names into Chinese. We only copy the Chinese characters into Chinese.
Therefore, the real question should be:
Why is the Chinese character 刘 (劉) pronounced 유 (yoo) in Korean?
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
VictorVictor
99858
Do you know what it is? It is a Korean newspaper printed in 1920. It is printed in Korean language, not Chinese. The Chinese characters in that newspaper are actually “Korean Chinese characters”, known as hanja in English. Hanja is still the official script of Korean language, alongside Hangul.
Hanja has not been abolished in South Korea, but few Korean people use it today. Most of Korean people only write Hangul today, except their names. Korean names are still in Hanja.
Have a look at South Korean identity cards. Korean names are still printed in Hanja. As a result, we never translate Korean names into Chinese. We only copy the Chinese characters into Chinese.
Therefore, the real question should be:
Why is the Chinese character 刘 (劉) pronounced 유 (yoo) in Korean?
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
VictorVictor
99858
edited Mar 19 at 16:16
answered Mar 19 at 15:45
VictorVictor
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answered Mar 19 at 15:45
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answered Mar 19 at 15:45
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FYI: In South Korean dialects, if a word starts with ry- it gets shifted to y-, that is, the「ㄹ」sound gets omitted. So, in North Korea,「劉」is pronounced as「류」(Ryoo).
– droooze
Mar 16 at 10:14