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Xu Leiran
Xu Leiran (; 1918 – 26 June 2009), better known by her pen name Leiran (), was a Chinese female translator and a member of the China Writers Association. Xu was most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the Russian novelists Ivan Turgenev and Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev. Biography Xu was born Xu Yizeng () in Shanghai in 1918. Xu secondary studied at Zhongxi High School for Girls (). Xu graduated from University of Shanghai and Saint John's University, Shanghai. Xu started to publish works in 1941 and she worked in Times Publishing Company () in 1944. Xu joined the China Writers Association in 1949. After the founding of the Communist State, Xu was transferred from Shanghai to Beijing where she was appointed an editor in the People's Literature Publishing House. Xu died in Beijing in 2009. Works * ''Destruction'' ( Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev) () * ''The Young Guards'' (Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev) () * ''The pedagogical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu (surname 許)
Xu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is romanized as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan. It is different from Xu (surname 徐), which is represented by a different character. Variations Other Chinese varieties In Cantonese, 許/许 is transcribed as Heoi in Jyutping and as Héui in Yale romanization of Cantonese, Yale Romanization; customary spellings include Hui, Hoi or Hooi. In Hokkien, 許/许 is transcribed in Pe̍h-ōe-jī as Khó͘ and in Tâi-lô as Khóo. In Teochew dialect, Teochew, 許/许 is spelled as Kóu, and customarily as Koh, Khoh, Khor, Khaw or Ko. In Fuzhou dialect, Fuzhou, 許/许 is spelled as Hii, Hee or Hoo. In Hakka people, Hakka, 許/许 is spelled as Koo. Other languages In Japanese language, Japanese, 許 is transliterated as Yurusu, Bakari, or Moto and in Sino-Japanese vocabulary, Sino-Japanese as Kyo or Ko. In Singapore, 許/许 is spelled as See. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, a=ru-Pushkin.ogg; ) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poetShort biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Reid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
