Person's Names
See also: List of common Chinese surnames in SingaporeA large majority of Chinese people in Singapore are Hokkien (Min Nan speakers), and a lesser number Teochew. Hokkien and Teochew share many phonemes to the point that they are mutually intelligible. Thus the romanisations are similar and surnames such as Tan (Chinese: 陈; pinyin: Chén), Chua (Chinese: 蔡; pinyin: Cài), Koh (Chinese: 许; pinyin: Xǔ), etc., are very common.
Read more about this topic: Chinese Language Romanisation In Singapore
Famous quotes containing the words person and/or names:
“If you have this enormous talent, it’s got you by the balls, it’s a demon. You can’t be a family man and a husband and a caring person and be that animal. Dickens wasn’t that nice a guy.”
—Dustin Hoffman (b. 1937)
“All nationalisms are at heart deeply concerned with names: with the most immaterial and original human invention. Those who dismiss names as a detail have never been displaced; but the peoples on the peripheries are always being displaced. That is why they insist upon their continuity—their links with their dead and the unborn.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)