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Mu (surname)
Mu is the pinyin romanization of several Chinese surnames. Mù () was listed 98th on the Song Dynasty list of the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Mù () was listed 225th on the Song Dynasty list of the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Mù () was listed 329th on the Song Dynasty list of the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. There are also surnames Mù (), Mǔ (), Mù (), Mù (), Mù () and Mù (), which are not in the Hundred Family Surnames list. Among Hui people, Mu is a sinified version of Muhammad together with Ma. Notable people Surname Mù (穆) It is the 98th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . 188th name in 2013 shared by 0.048% of the population or 640,000 people with the province with the most being Guizhou. * Mu Shiying, Chinese writer * Mu Qing (journalist), Chinese journalist and politician * Mu Tiezhu, Chinese basketball player * Mu Hong (politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese form, to learners already familiar with the Latin alphabet. The system includes four diacritics denoting tones, but pinyin without tone marks is used to spell Chinese names and words in languages written in the Latin script, and is also used in certain computer input methods to enter Chinese characters. The word ' () literally means "Han language" (i.e. Chinese language), while ' () means "spelled sounds". The pinyin system was developed in the 1950s by a group of Chinese linguists including Zhou Youguang and was based on earlier forms of romanizations of Chinese. It was published by the Chinese Government in 1958 and revised several times. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as an international standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Hong
Mu Hong (; born December 1956) is a Chinese economist and official, serving since 2014 as the executive deputy director of the Office of Deepening Reform (minister-level), and since 2007 as a deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission. Chen was born in Dalian, Liaoning province. He graduated with a degree in finance from Central University of Finance and Economics. He began his administrative career in the National Planning Commission, then was elevated to a department chief position in the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). He later served as the assistant to the Chairman, then Vice Chairman (governor) of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ..., while concurrently serving as the head of the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo (Korean Surname)
Mo () is an uncommon Korean surname, It originated from either of two hanja ( or ), which are also used respectively to write the Chinese surnames Móu or Máo. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 19,834 people and 6,110 households with these surnames. The surname is spelled Mo in all standard methods of romanizing the Korean language. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, all the applicants spelled this surname as Mo. The alternative spelling Moh is occasionally seen. More common lineage (), also called (), is the more common of the two hanja used to write the surname Mo. This character was originally used to write a Chinese surname now pronounced Móu in Mandarin. In 1960 it was the 92nd-most common surname in South Korea, falling to 93rd by 1985. The 2000 South Korean census found 18,955 people with this family name, and 5,838 households. The surviving ''bon-gwan'' (origin of a clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo (Chinese Surname)
The Chinese family name Mo (wikt:莫, 莫) is pronounced in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin as "Mò" (4th tone), in Cantonese as "Mok6" (6th tone). The surname is often romanized as Mok where Cantonese speakers are prominent. According to a study of Mu Ying's Name record, the surname came to be when descendants of the antediluvian ruler Zhuanxu abbreviated the name of his city, Moyangcheng (莫陽城; in modern-day Pingxiang County, Hebei) and took it as their surname. As Chinese family names go, Mo is relatively rare, ranked 168th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2004, there were an estimated 73,000 people with the surname of Mo abroad and 1,540,000 Mos in China. When not used as a surname, 'Mo' (莫) means 'do not'. Notable people Arts and culture *Mo Yan (莫言), real name Guan Moye (管谟业), Chinese author, Nobel laureate *Max Mok Siu-Chung (莫少聰), Hong Kong actor *Hoyan Mok (莫可欣), winner of Miss Hong Kong Pageant (1993) *Karen Mok (莫文蔚), Hong Kong s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bok (surname)
Bok is a surname. Origins As a Chinese surname, Bok transcribes the Hokkien pronunciations of various surnames spelled in Mandarin Pinyin as Mu (e.g. 'herder'; 'elegant') or Mo (). Hokkien spellings of Chinese surnames are often found in Malaysia and Singapore, where many descendants of Chinese migrants can trace their roots to the Fujian province of China. The Dutch surname Bok comes from the Dutch word for billy goat, . Similarly, the Jewish surname Bok, a variant spelling of Bock, originated from the German word for billy goat, . Bok is the spelling in Revised Romanization of one Korean surname meaning 'divination' (Hanja: ; referred to in Korean as or ). The character used to write this surname, Radical 25, is also used for the Chinese surname now pronounced Bǔ in Standard Mandarin. The largest Korean clan bearing this surname, the , claims common descent from , one of the four generals who overthrew Gung Ye of the state of Taebong in 918 and installed King Taejo in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han Chinese, Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Ying
Mu Ying (1345–1392) was a Chinese military general and politician during the Ming dynasty, and an adopted son of its founder, the Hongwu Emperor. When the Ming dynasty emerged, the Hongwu Emperor's military officers who served under him were given noble titles which privileged the holder with a stipend but in all other aspects was merely symbolic. Mu Ying's family was among them. Special rules guarding against potential abuse of power were implemented on the nobles. His family remained in Yunnan where Mu and his descendants guarded until the end of the Ming dynasty. As late as the 1650s, his descendant Mu Tianbao was one of the main supporters of the Yongli Emperor, the last emperor of the Southern Ming, and accompanied the fugitive emperor all the way into Toungoo Burma. Family Consort and issue(s): *Lady Zhaojing of Qianning, of the Feng clan (黔宁昭靖王夫人冯氏) *Lady Zhaojing of Qianning, of the Geng clan (黔宁昭靖王继夫人耿氏, 1344-1431) *Lady Baoshen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Guoguang
Mu Guoguang (母國光, 1931–2012) was a Chinese opticist and former president of Nankai University. Education He graduated from Department of Physics of Nankai University in 1952, and from then became a faculty member of the same university. Career From 1985 to 1995 he served as the president of Nankai University. In 1991 he was elected as a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republ .... His research focused on white-light optical processing, optical pattern recognition, color film archive storage, false color coding and optical neural networks. References 1931 births 2012 deaths Deaths from lymphoma Engineers from Liaoning Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Nankai University alumni Academic staff of Nankai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demi-Gods And Semi-Devils
''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised concurrently from 3 September 1963 to 27 May 1966 in the newspapers ''Ming Pao'' in Hong Kong and ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' in Singapore. It has been adapted into films and television series in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China numerous times since the 1970s. Set in 11th-century China, the plot is made up of separate yet intertwining storylines revolving around three protagonists – Qiao Feng, Duan Yu and Xuzhu – and other characters from various empires (Song, Liao, Dali, Western Xia and Tibet) and martial arts sects. The novel examines the cause and effect that form and break the inherent bonds underlying each major character's struggles on five uniquely corresponding levels: self, family, society, ethnic group, and country (dominion). The novel's Chinese title is a reference to the eight races of demi-gods and semi-devils described in Buddhist cosmology as the major charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Wanqing
The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' by Jin Yong. There are over 230 characters in the novel, including those who are only mentioned by name. Some characters such as Duan Yu, Duan Zhengchun, Duan Zhengming, Gao Shengtai, Yelü Hongji and Wanyan Aguda are fictionalised personas of historical figures, while the rest are fictional characters. Main characters * Qiao Feng (), birth name Xiao Feng (). See Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils#Qiao Feng's story. * Duan Yu (). See Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils#Duan Yu's story. * Xuzhu (). See Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils#Xuzhu's story. * Wang Yuyan () is Duan Zhengchun and Li Qingluo's daughter who is described as a beautiful, intelligent and flawless young maiden independent of all worldly traits. As she has a crush on her cousin, Murong Fu, she memorises martial arts manuals in the hope of providing him guidance on perfecting his skills and hence win his affection. However, he neither appreciates her h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Zeng
Mu Zeng (, September 19, 1587 – September 9, 1646), also known as A-chai A-ssu in Nakhi, was the native chieftain of Lijiang between 1597 and 1623. He was born to Mu Qing () and Ashijia () and ascended the throne when he was ten years old. The chieftain was known for his literature and wrote many anthologies.《中国西南古纳西王国》(''The Ancient Nakhi Kingdom of Southwest China'')，Joseph Rock 著，刘宗岳译，云南美术出版社，1999年4月出版， In 1624, he announced his privacy and gave his position to his son, Mu Yi (). Mu Zeng welcomed Xu Xiake Xu Xiake (, January 5, 1587 – March 8, 1641), born Xu Hongzu (), courtesy name Zhenzhi (), was a Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), known best for his famous geographical treatise, and noted for his bravery ... when he came to Lijiang in 1640. References , -style="text-align: center; background: #FFE4E1;" , align="center" colspan="3", Mu Zeng {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Qing (tusi)
Mu Qing (; September 18, 1569 – November 23, 1597), also known as A-sheng A-chai (his Nakhi name), was the 19th Tusi of Lijiang.《木氏宦谱》(木氏宗谱) ，【清】木钟等编《中国西南古纳西王国》(''The Ancient Nakhi Kingdom of Southwest China'')，Joseph Rock Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884 – 1962) was an Austrian-American botanist, explorer, geographer, linguist, ethnographer and photographer. Life Josef Franz Karl Rock was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of a steward of a Polish count. As a r ... 著，刘宗岳译，云南美术出版社，1999年4月出版， References , -style="text-align: center; background: #FFE4E1;" , align="center" colspan="3", Mu Qing Politicians from Yunnan Ming dynasty politicians 1569 births 1597 deaths People from Lijiang {{China-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
