Talk:Xie (surname)

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there are at least two different Xie in chinese family names, so you should consider the other xie in this entry
 * Is that so? Why don't you show us the other Xie, then? Or at least write it on MS Paint. I've only heard of the "thanks" one. ★ Dasani ★ 23:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Also, are you sure Xie has 9 mill. people with that name? Is there a cite for that? --bakuyaku 07:27, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

This page should not be merged. All should know that Xie is the proper pinyin of the surname (谢), and the "Tse" and stuff are all changes to make the pronunciation more precise. I know this, for my grandfather has four versions of his name, and his chinese name is 谢忠明, which is "Xie Zhong Ming" in pinyin. --*SMILYS FOR ALL!* Da.Tomato.Dude 03:27, 13 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree, Xie (xie4) is the proper pinyin. The rest should be under "variations".  --- Laibcoms (talk | Contribs) 13:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Philippines "Sese"
Someone may want to reword, here's the information: The first Xie settlement in the Philippines was on Pampanga. It so happened that xiexie ni is thank you in Mandarin and sounds close to sese, which is thank you in Kapampangan (Pampanga local dialect). Over time, the Xie's were referred to as "Sese", and eventually they adopted it, also due to the "Chinese Tax" implemented in our country. --- Laibcoms (talk | Contribs) 13:05, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Meaning
Why has no one mentioned the meaning of this surname? Not all Chinese last names have a meaning, but a few do (mostly animals like "bear" or "horse": Xiong and Ma, or other well-known concepts like "field" and "hair" and "king": Tian, Mao, and Wang). This one actually means "thanks". Not only is the Pinyin the same, the character in Chinese would literally chalk your name up to be, Mr., Ms., or Mrs. Thanks... A bit freaky, but true. I am not sure how these surnames came to be. Anyway, added that definition as many other Chinese surname articles have that in there. I don't see a reason not to have it added; a language with no alphabet which has over 1.3 billion people and over 40,000 characters should be proof enough. ★ Dasani ★ 01:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Oops, I had meant to say that not all Chinese last names have an obvious meaning used in everyday conversation. Almost every Chinese surname does, according to Wiktionary, but there are only a dozen or so that happen to be this obvious. All the others would take place in very, very formal or scientific or "saying" contexts. Or they wouldn't even be used at all. Ask any Chinese speaker. ★ Dasani ★ 01:51, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

additional information
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laibcoms (talk • contribs) 07:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

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