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Tsui is a surname. It is an alternative transcription of two Chinese surnames, namely Cui (surname), Cuī () and Xú (). Origins Tsui may be an alternative transliteration of two separate Chinese surnames, listed below by their Hanyu Pinyin transliteration (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin pronunciation): *Cui (surname), Cuī (), which originated as a toponymic surname from a fief by that name in the Qi (state), state of Qi; a grandson of Jiang Ziya renounced his claim to the throne and went to live in that fief, and his descendants took its name as their surname. It is spelled Ts'ui in the Wade–Giles system of transliterating Mandarin (which remains common in Taiwan and was used until the 20th century in other regions). The spelling Tsui may also be based on the Cantonese pronunciation (). *Xú (), which originated as a toponymic surname from the ancient Xu (state), state of Xu, adopted by the descendants of Yi (husbandman), Boyi after the state was annexed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 census. This was the twenty-second federal census and was at the time the largest civilly administered peacetime effort in the United States. Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 2000 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 2000 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. This was the first census in which a state – California – recorded a population of over 30 million, as well as the first in which two states – California and Texas – recorded populations of more than 20 million. Data availability Microdata from the 2000 census is freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Ping
Tsui Ping (, born 1938) was a Mandopop singer active from 1950 to 1971. She was called the "queen of expressive feelings" () and the "Goldfish Beauty" (). Career Tsui Ping's family originates from Jiangsu, China, but she was born in Harbin in 1938, where the family resided while her father was on business. Her family later came to reside in Hong Kong where she received her education and lived during her singing career. She was quite fascinated by Mandarin pop music by Shanghai singers like Chang Loo, Bai Guang, and others, that she heard on the radio. At age 15, she was invited to sing at a party in a nightclub. The nightclub owner was so impressed that he asked her to sign a contract, thus beginning her singing career. Tsui Ping had also auditioned to star in Shaw Brothers' films and acted in one movie, but later she decided to focus mainly on being a professional singer. Her dream at the time was to record albums. While Tsui Ping was singing in nightclubs, songwriter Wong F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Fu-sheng
Tsui Fu-sheng (; 8 July 1931 – 26 December 2013) was a Taiwanese actor. He began acting after completed military service in the Republic of China Air Force. Fu was awarded the Golden Horse for Best Supporting Actor in 1966. His role in ''The Road'' was honored with the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor in 1968. At the time of his death, Tsui was in ill health, out of the public eye, and in retirement for two decades. He was hospitalized in September 2013, and later sent home. Tsui fell ill on 25 December 2013, and died the next day, aged 82. Selected filmography *'' Tiao Chan'' (1967) *'' The Ammunition Hunters'' (1971) *''Execution in Autumn'' (1972) *''Juedai Shuangjiao'' (1977) *'' If I Were for Real'' (1981) *'' Star Knows My Heart'' (1983) *''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (1984) *''Daughter of the Nile ''Daughter of the Nile'' () is a 1987 in film, 1987 film by Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. Background The film's title is a reference to a character in a manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Hsiao-ping
Tsui Hsiao-ping (; 1922/23 – 11 March 2017) was a Taiwanese radio personality and director. Tsui was born in Jinan, China as the daughter of a postal worker. Her family was forced to move away from their home due to the Second Sino-Japanese War. She studied at Sichuan's Sixth Middle School in Deyang and later attended National Drama College. Tsui arrived in Taiwan as a member of the touring Shanghai Audience Company in late 1947. When the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan in 1949, Tsui found it impossible to return to China. Subsequently, she began working for China Broadcasting Company in Taiwan. Her ''Broadcast Drama'', on the air weekly on Sunday evenings, became immensely popular. In 1968, Tsui was arrested and charged with colluding with the Chinese Communist Party. Sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment, she was released in 1977. In 2000, she was honored with the Golden Bell Award for Special Lifetime Achievement. The next year, Tsui published a memoir. Over the course of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Wang Kit
Tsui Wang Kit (; born 5 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a fullback for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Club career On 10 January 2018, Tsui transferred to China League One side Meizhou Hakka. According to the rules of the Chinese football league, he is deemed as a native player. On 1 May 2020, Meizhou Hakka agreed to a swap with R&F for Leung Nok Hang. Tsui revealed to the media that he his contract length was two years. On 14 October 2020, Tsui left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season. On 28 November 2020, Tsui signed with Lee Man. on.cc 28 November 2020 International career On 31 August 2017, Tsui made his internatio ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Chi Ho
Tsui Chi Ho (; born 17 February 1990) is a Hong Kong sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Tsui Chi Ho competed in the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Jakarta, winning bronze in both the 100m sprint and 4 × 100 m relay. Tsui Chi Ho is a member of the Hong Kong sprint team that won gold at men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships in Pune, India in July 2013. Hong Kong's quartet of Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung and Tsui Chi Ho won the relay in 38.94 seconds, ahead of second-placed Japan (39.11 secs) and China (39.17 secs). In October 2013, Tsui Chi Ho won the Hong Kong Athletics League by winning the 100m final with a time of 10.66 seconds. In October 2014, at the 2014 Asian Games, Tsui Chi Ho anchored the sprint team that set a seasonal best of 38.98 seconds to capture the bronze medal, behind China and Japan. This is Hong Kong's first Asian Games bronze medal in track and field si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Wan Yi
Tsui Wan Yi (born 11 September 1984) is a fencer from Hong Kong, who won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ... in the women's sabre team competition. References 1984 births Living people Hong Kong female sabre fencers Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Hong Kong women {{HongKong-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Fang-hsuan
Tsui Fang-hsuan (born 8 March 1984) is a Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner. She won a bronze medal in heavyweight at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Asian Taekwondo Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Taekwondo Championships The 2006 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 17th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Bangkok, Thailand from April 21 to April 23, 2006. Medal summary Men Women Medal table External links www.wtf.org {{Asian .... References External links * 1984 births Living people Taiwanese female taekwondo practitioners World Taekwondo Championships medalists Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists 21st-century Taiwanese women {{Taiwan-taekwondo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Ming-sum
TSUI Ming-sum is Professor and Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong former Dean of Social Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education (CIHE), Hong Kong. He is also adjunct/honorary professor of seven other universities. Before joining CIHE, he was Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Ming-sum has 40 years of experience in practising, researching, and teaching social work practice. Before joining the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, he was Service Supervisor of Development and Health Services of Hong Kong Christian Service. Ming-sum has set up the first community-based family service centre, the first counselling centre for psychotropic substance abusers and the first employee assistance program in Hong Kong. He also supervised the Hong Kong Eye Bank Clinic and coordinated the program development, fund raising, service evaluation, and staff development of Hong Kong Christian Service in the 1980s. Ming-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsui Tin-Chau
Tsui Tin-Chau (born 1958 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese-born Dutchman who is well known in the Chinese community in the Netherlands. His ancestral home is Zhongshan, Guangdong. He emigrated to the Netherlands in 1972. After graduating from secondary school, he completed his studies at the Katholieke pedagogische Academie (Catholic Pedagogical Academy) in Maastricht and his study in Chinese Languages and Cultures at Leiden University. Tsui teaches Chinese in both secondary and tertiary education. In addition, he develops educational tools and teaching methods for Chinese language courses and Chinese language (weekend) schools. His course ''Chinees? 'n makkie'' (Chinese? Piece of cake) is well known. Until 2010, he was a teacher at Eijkhagen College/Charlemagne College in the Dutch province of Limburg. Tsui is known in the Chinese community in the Netherlands primarily because of the Chinese broadcast on the Dutch channel NPS, ''snelle berichten Nederland-China'' (Quick Messages Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lap-Chee Tsui
Lap-Chee Tsui (; born 21 December 1950) is a Chinese-born Canadian geneticist and served as the 14th Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong. Personal life Tsui was born in Shanghai. He grew up in Kowloon, Hong Kong and attended Homantin Government Secondary School. He studied Biology at the New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and was awarded a B.Sc. (3rd Class Honours) and a M.Phil. in 1972 and 1974, respectively. Upon the recommendation of his mentor at the CUHK, he continued his graduate education in the United States and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1979. He became Postdoctoral Investigator and Postdoctoral Fellow in 1979 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, then joined the Department of Genetics of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 1981. Career From 1981 to 2002, Tsui continued his research and teaching in the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto alternatively. Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
