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Is Xiao a girl or boy?
Xiao is a unisex Chinese name and has many meanings including ‘dawn, morning’, ‘little’ or ‘respectful, reverent’. It can also be used in with a person’s last name to call younger generation eg with a surname Chan, anyone that is older will call the younger person Xiao Chan.
What is the meaning of Ren?
Ren (Chinese: 仁, meaning “co-humanity” or “humaneness”) is the Confucian virtue denoting the good quality of a virtuous human when being altruistic. Ren is exemplified by a normal adult’s protective feelings for children.
What happened to Fei Yu Ching?
Fei announced his retirement from the entertainment industry in September 2018, stating that his farewell concert tour was scheduled for 2019.
Does Chou mean goodbye?
Ciao (/ˈtʃaʊ/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃaːo]) is an informal salutation in the Italian language that is used for both “hello” and “goodbye”. Its dual meaning of “hello” and “goodbye” makes it similar to shalom in Hebrew, salaam in Arabic, annyeong in Korean, aloha in Hawaiian, and chào in Vietnamese.
What is the history of Yu-Ching’s “Xue Hua Piao Piao”?
“一剪梅 (Yi Jian Mei)” also known as “Xue Hua Piao Piao” was originally released in April 1983 on Yu-Ching’s album named 長江水 (The Yangtze River). It is also known for being the theme song of a 1984 Taiwanese TV series of the same name.
What does “Yi Jian Mei” mean?
“Yi Jian Mei / 一剪梅” literally meaning “one cut plum” is not just about “one branch of plum blossom”. In classical Chinese literature, the plum flower is frequently used as a metaphor for tenacious, determined individuals. “Xue Hua Piao Piao Bei Feng Xiao Xiao” means “The snow falls and the Northern wind blows.”
What is the difference between “Piao Piao” and “Xiao Xiao”?
On a phonetic level, the sound of “piao piao” and “xiao xiao” may have amused the ears of those who are new to the Chinese language. Like hocus-pocus, hotch-potch and chit-chat, “piao piao” and “xiao xiao” are two words created by reduplicating the same Chinese characters.
What is the name of the Chinese song from the 80s?
He has recently become an international internet sensation, at the same time repopularizing a Chinese song from back in the ‘80s, called 一剪梅 (yì jiǎn méi) – A Spray of Plum Blossoms. The song is also commonly referred to by one of it’s main lines, “Xue Hua Piao Piao (Bei Feng Xiao Xiao)”.