On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Hin-Tak Leung <ht...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > <snipped> > > I believe he did give his real name. "Xu" is a common surname in China (Not > sure about "Xin", probably also a less common one!). Most Chinese names > consist > of 3 syllables, a single-syllable surname and a double-syllable first name. > Double-syllable > surname are less common, but single-syllable first names are also quite > popular in recent years; > So you expect most Chinese names to be in 3 syllables, fewer in just two, and > an even > smaller number in 4. > > Xu Li-Xin (surname Xu, first name Li-Xin) is a conceivable real name. > It is probably also conceivable that it should be interpreted as firstname > "Xu-Li" surname "Xin". > > Yes, with a population of 1.3 x 10^11, and using mostly 3 syllables, > collisions > are extremely common in China, after romantisation from Mandarin > pronunciations.
Well the fact that the name was given without any spaces made me think it wasn't a real name. I didn't know Chinese enough to fill the blanks ;) -- Frédéric Delanoy