Adrian1310 Posted June 18, 2007 at 06:45 AM Report Posted June 18, 2007 at 06:45 AM Im half chinese, half mexican, my dad passed away and i dont longer have contact with my chinese side of the family can someone help me what this says its on my dads tombstone.... the first character of the middle row is my last name, i want to know the meaning and the rest of it. Thank you so much i really appreciate it Quote
skylee Posted June 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM Report Posted June 18, 2007 at 12:02 PM On the right, it says Guangdong (the name of a province in China). On the left, it is Zhongshan, again a name of a place (where Sun Yat-sen was born), which is in Guangdong Province. In the middle, it says "Mr Miao Jiawang's" and it stops there (it is incomplete). A word seems to be missing at the bottom. Could it be "墓", meaning "grave"? Quote
Adrian1310 Posted June 18, 2007 at 03:12 PM Author Report Posted June 18, 2007 at 03:12 PM Thank you, my dad was born in Hong Kong, dont know what providence, my grandmother said that the first character in the middle is my last name, how would you interpreted it? Thank you Quote
skylee Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:41 PM Report Posted June 18, 2007 at 10:41 PM The first character in the middle is a surname. The surname is pronounced "Miao"in Mandarin and "Miu" in Cantonese. Most Hong Kong people speak in Cantonese. Hong Kong used to be a part of the Guangdong province. It is now a Special Administrative Region. You can learn a lot about China and the Chinese language by searching on the internet. Or perhaps you could start learning Chinese, if you are interested in strengthening your link/connection with your Chinese side. 1 Quote
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