kirrimi Posted April 4, 2010 at 07:54 AM Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 at 07:54 AM Hi, I am half Malaysian Chinese and Australian. I would like if someone could give me the chinese characters for my mother's name please. She has passed away, so I don't how to write her name in Mandarin. We would love to have this transalation for her headstone. Her name is Hooi Hwa..If anyone could help me with this I would appreciate it. Cheers Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted April 4, 2010 at 01:51 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 at 01:51 PM Has she left no papers with her Chinese name at all? Post a photo of those here and it would be helpful. Otherwise all people can do here (most probably) is guess. Or could you consult your relatives on her side? That would be more helpful than asking strangers here, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trien27 Posted April 4, 2010 at 05:24 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 at 05:24 PM "Hooi" in Hokkien = "Wai" [惠 or 慧] in Cantonese = "Hui" in Mandarin = 惠 or 慧 "Hwa" in Hokkien = "Fa" [花] or "Wah"[华 / 華] in Cantonese = "Hua" in Mandarin = 花 or 华 / 華. One of those combinations could be it. I agree with skylee that it would only be a guess if there's no documentation or picture of the name or no writing in Chinese characters. 慧花 = my guess = wise and beautiful woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted April 6, 2010 at 10:18 AM Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 at 10:18 AM Yes, it would help if you know more: perhaps she has brothers or sisters that share part of their name with her? Perhaps her name has been written down somewhere? Do you know what her name is supposed to mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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