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CaptainVN
since ngo is both a cantonese and vietnamese surname. does anybody know if he's viet or cantonese?
henryvo
QUOTE (CaptainVN @ Mar 22 2010, 04:27 PM) *
since ngo is both a cantonese and vietnamese surname. does anybody know if he's viet or cantonese?


If you said Tommy Ngo, Linda Trang Dai's husband, then he is vietnamese
katana300
Viet.

and my last name is Ngo btw embarassedlaugh.gif
Buddhalove
QUOTE (henryvo @ Mar 22 2010, 07:28 AM) *
If you said Tommy Ngo, Linda Trang Dai's husband, then he is vietnamese


I think he's Chinese. Linda loves Chinese people.
daxas24
I thought Ngo is a vietnamese last name. The chinese equivalent is wu
katana300
QUOTE (Buddhalove @ Mar 22 2010, 09:13 AM) *
I think he's Chinese. Linda loves Chinese people.

as if u know who they are
how's Lao chat? embarassedlaugh.gif
ddha
QUOTE (daxas24 @ Mar 22 2010, 09:56 AM) *
I thought Ngo is a vietnamese last name. The chinese equivalent is wu


I thought it was Ng
gucciboi
ngo isnt a cantonese surname we dont have such a surname at lest its not common
XigonCongchua
Ngô is Ng in Cantonese and Wu in Mandarin
Shyn


The tenth most common surname in Mainland China.

Uncommon in Vietnam (only 1.3% of the total population), but there were a few famous people such as Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Quyen.
Buddhalove
QUOTE (katana300 @ Mar 22 2010, 02:54 PM) *
as if u know who they are
how's Lao chat? embarassedlaugh.gif


Ngô is Ng in Cantonese and Wu in Mandarin. Anyway, can you pleaaszzz take your picture down, you're ruining people appetite. Thank you. Talktohand.gif
bluecom
every vietnamese japanese korean chinese names can be translated to each others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmR1-uymgYk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames

beside that, 70% words of japanese, vietnamese, korean vocabularies is from chinese.

ex: Republic of Korea:
mandarin: 大韓民國 (Da han min guo)
korean: 대한민국 (Daehan-minguk)
Cantonese: Te han yan gwok
vietnamese: Dai Han zan Quoc

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