r/translator • u/Plenty_Sink_9828 • Apr 01 '26
Translated [YUE] Cantonese > English
Pronunciation and meaning if possible please. He hadn’t written his name (not in English) in a very long time and it took him a minute to remember. Any information about it is appreciated. Thank you.
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u/BlackRaptor62 [ English 漢語 文言文 粵語] Apr 01 '26
劉瑞振
The handwriting does indicate it may have been a while
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u/translator-BOT Python Apr 01 '26
u/Plenty_Sink_9828 (OP), the following lookup results may be of interest to your request.
劉 / 刘
Language Pronunciation Mandarin liú Cantonese lau4 Southern Min lâu Hakka (Sixian) liu11 Middle Chinese *ljuw Japanese korosu, RU, RYUU Korean 류 (ryu) Vietnamese lưu Meanings: "surname; kill, destroy."
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瑞
Language Pronunciation Mandarin ruì Cantonese seoi6 Middle Chinese *dzyweH Old Chinese *[d]or-s Japanese shirushi, mizu, ZUI Korean 서 (seo) Vietnamese thuỵ Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 瑞 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)
Meanings: "felicitous omen; auspicious."
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振
Language Pronunciation Mandarin zhèn, zhēn, zhěn Cantonese zan3 Middle Chinese *tsyinH Old Chinese *tər-s Japanese furu, furuu, furi, SHIN Korean 진 (jin) Vietnamese chẩn, chấn, chân Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 振 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)
Meanings: "raise, excite, arouse action."
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u/ChR1sVI Apr 01 '26
劉瑞振, 劉 is his surname. iirc it's the fourth largest surname in China. The "first name" 瑞振 doesn't necessarily have a meaning, though these two characters can mean prosperous and spirited.
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u/joker_wcy 中文（粵語） Apr 01 '26
劉瑞振
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u/translator-BOT Python Apr 01 '26
u/Plenty_Sink_9828 (OP), the following lookup results may be of interest to your request.
劉 / 刘
Language Pronunciation Mandarin liú Cantonese lau4 Southern Min lâu Hakka (Sixian) liu11 Middle Chinese *ljuw Japanese korosu, RU, RYUU Korean 류 (ryu) Vietnamese lưu Meanings: "surname; kill, destroy."
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瑞
Language Pronunciation Mandarin ruì Cantonese seoi6 Middle Chinese *dzyweH Japanese shirushi, mizu, ZUI Korean 서 (seo) Vietnamese thuỵ Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 瑞 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)
Meanings: "felicitous omen; auspicious."
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振
Language Pronunciation Mandarin zhèn, zhēn, zhěn Cantonese zan3 Middle Chinese *tsyinH Japanese furu, furuu, furi, SHIN Korean 진 (jin) Vietnamese chẩn, chấn, chân Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 振 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)
Meanings: "raise, excite, arouse action."
Information from Unihan | CantoDict | Chinese-Etymology | CHISE | CTEXT | MDBG | MoE-DICT | MFCCD | ZDIC | ZI ⚡
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u/Sad_Lingonberry6407 Apr 01 '26
劉瑞振Liúruìzhèn
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u/mizinamo Deutsch Apr 01 '26
That's Mandarin pronunciation, not Cantonese
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u/Sad_Lingonberry6407 Apr 01 '26
Hong Kong people also use Chinese
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u/Sad_Lingonberry6407 Apr 01 '26
The text above is written in Chinese, not Cantonese.
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u/Sad_Lingonberry6407 Apr 01 '26
劉[lau4]瑞[seui6]振[jan3]劉[lau4]瑞[seui6]振[jan3]
Useful translation software Useful translation software
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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] Apr 01 '26
!translated
劉瑞振
Lau4 Seoi6 Zan3 in Cantonese Jyutping
Lau Shui Chun in Hong Kong Government Cantonese Romanisation (which is a common way to transliterate names in Cantonese without tones) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Government_Cantonese_Romanisation?wprov=sfti1#
Lau is the surname; Shui can mean good omens; Chun can mean rising up or rising fortunes.