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[-] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 18 points 5 months ago

in preparation and support for the for the mandarin millenium, im totally gonna choose a chinese name. ive noticed many native speakers of far east languages tend to struggle with my name's pronounciation, and why not bypass all that?

i see those articles for choosing a chinese name. any tips to not come across like this person in the selection?

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

Ask native speakers for feedback on xhs or something?

[-] Krem@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago

rule 1, don't do like 75% of foreigners in the mandosphere and pick something like "blue dragon" or similar. as suggested below, get a native speaker to suggest something. however, very likely in daily conversation you would just be called 大/小/阿+one syllable from your name

[-] jack@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

"blue dragon"

do you think Lost Odyssey is better?

[-] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 months ago

if my name is also a regular word, is it generally acceptable to just use the translated word? i've never thought to ask

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If you are lucky you're name already has a direct translation. Mine is 海顿

Check out it on Google translate or pleco

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