Thursday, February 21, 2008

Chinese Names

Chinese NamesCaller:Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan (anyone)?

Operator:Yes, you can speak to me.

Caller:No, I want to speak to Annie Wan!

Operator:You are talking to someone! Who is this?

Caller:I'm Sam Wan(someone)and I need to talk to Annie Wan! It is urgent.

Operator:I know you are someone and you want to talk to anyone, but what is this urgent matter about?

Caller: @#$.... just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother Noel Wan (no one) was involved in an accident. Noel Wan got injured and now Noel Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan (everyone) is on his way to the hospital.

Operator : Look, if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn't an urgent matter! You may find this hilarious but I don'thave time for this!

Caller:You are so rude! What is your name?

Operator:I am Saw Lee (sorry)!

Caller:Yes! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!!


Part 2- Why Chinese people can't simply choose a English name,see the following...
Anne Chang (Mandarin)- Dirty
Anne Chin (Mandarin) - Keep quiet
Faye Chen (Mandarin) - Dusty
Carl Cheng (Hokkien) - Buttock
Monica Cheng (Hokkien) - Touching your buttocks
Lucy Leow (Hokkien) - You are dead

Jane Tan (Mandarin) - Frying eggs
Suzie Leow (Hokkien) - Lost till death
Henry Mah (Mandarin) - Hate your mum
Corrine Tai (Hokkien) - Poor fellow
Paul Chan (Mandarin) - Bankrupt
Nelson Tan (Mandarin) - Bird laying eggs
Leslie Tong (Mandarin) - Rubbish bin
Carmen Teng (Hokkien) - Leg hair long
Connie Mah (Mandarin) - Call your mother
Danny See (Hokkien) - Squeeze you to death
Rosie Teng (Hokkien) - Screws and nails
Pete Tsai (Hokkien) - Nose droppings
Macy Koh (Cantonese) - Never die before
Michael Tan (Cantonese) - sell chicken eggs


Hahaha, damn funny. Dont you think so? XD

3 raindrops:

J.L said...

Lucky my name dun have!!

Queer Ranter said...

That's funny. :P

Thank goodness I have a normal name. Heheheh.

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