lars to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 年前The Most Common Surname in Each Country (5000 × 4611)web.archive.orgimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up195arrow-down1imageThe Most Common Surname in Each Country (5000 × 4611)web.archive.orglars to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 年前message-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelarsOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 年前 Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are . . . the same surname Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
minus-squareRandomStickman@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前They are all different pronunciation of the Chinese word 陳. Chen usually is besed off of the Mandarin way, Chan is Cantonese, and Tan is Hokkin, another Chinese dialect commonly spoken in Singapore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_%28surname%29?wprov=sfla1
Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
They are all different pronunciation of the Chinese word 陳. Chen usually is besed off of the Mandarin way, Chan is Cantonese, and Tan is Hokkin, another Chinese dialect commonly spoken in Singapore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_%28surname%29?wprov=sfla1
Super fascinating — thank you!