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'''Bèi''' is the [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] [[pinyin]] romanization of the [[Chinese surname]] written {{linktext|贝}} in [[simplified Chinese]] and {{linktext|貝}} in [[traditional Chinese]]. It is romanized '''Pei''' in [[Wade–Giles]]. Bei is listed 110th in the [[Song dynasty]] [[Chinese classics|classic text]] ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/gxrm/gx_bjx.htm |title=百家姓 |trans-title=Hundred Family Surnames |publisher=Guoxue |language=Chinese |accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref> It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.<ref name=top300>{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm |script-title=zh:中国最新300大姓排名(2008)|trans-title=300 most common surnames in China (2008) |publisher=Taiwan.cn |language=Chinese |date=2009-01-06 |accessdate=2014-09-25}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
Revision as of 07:44, 22 May 2024
Pronunciation | Bèi (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Variant form(s) | Pei |
Bèi is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 贝 in simplified Chinese and 貝 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Pei in Wade–Giles. Bei is listed 110th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]
Notable people
- Bei Jinquan (贝锦泉; 1831–1890), Qing dynasty general
- Bei Shizhang (1903–2009), "Father of Chinese Biophysics"
- I. M. Pei (Bei Yuming, 1917–2019), Chinese-American architect
- Peggy Lam (Bei Yujia, born 1928), Hong Kong politician
- Pui Kwan Kay (Bei Junqi; 貝鈞奇; born 1951), Hong Kong businessman
- Bei Ling (貝嶺, born 1959), Chinese poet
Fictional characters
- Bei Weiwei, a character in Love O2O
References
- ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.