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Xu Lin (linguist)
Xu Lin (November 13, 1922 - August 9, 2005, zh, 徐琳) was a Chinese linguist who was focused on the study of minority languages. The establishment of the modern linguistics of the Bai language and the modern linguistics of the Lisu language was her primary contribution. Biography Xu Lin was born into a Bai people, Bai family in Kunming, Yunnan on November 13, 1922. She was initially from Qiaohou, Jianchuan County (now Eryuan County). She enrolled in Kunhua Girls' High School ( zh, 云南省立昆华女中) in Yunnan in 1935. In 1938, she ceased her academic pursuits and enlisted in the Political Department of the 58th Army to engage in Second Sino-Japanese War, anti-Japanese publicity. In the second year of her degree, she enrolled in the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Huachung University in 1942. She was subsequently relocated to the Department of Literature and History at Yunnan University in 1948. She matriculated from the department in 1950 and was sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu (surname 徐)
Xu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is spelled as "Hsu", which is commonly used in Taiwan or overseas Chinese communities. It is different from Xu (surname 許), represented by a different character. Variations in other Chinese varieties and languages In Wu Chinese including Shanghainese, the surname is transcribed as Zee, as seen in the historical place name Zikawei in Shanghai (Xujiahui in Pinyin). In Gan Chinese, it can be spelled Hi or Hé. In Cantonese, is often transcribed as Tsui, T'sui, Choi, Chooi, Chui or even Tsua. In modern Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the character is written Từ and Sy when migrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu. In Japanese language, Japanese, the surname is transliterated as Omomuro (kunyomi) or Jo (onyomi or Sino-Japanese). In Korean, is romanized as Seo in the Revised Romanizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |