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Re: Bopomofo and pinyin

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Saturday, January 22, 2000, 19:34
DOUGLAS KOLLER scripsit:

> Tribal and village clan names and such. Much more important - > meaning wise- is the first name. This is carefully chosen to invoke desired > for characteristics or map out "geomancy".
Is the classical "family poem" system for choosing the first zi4 of the personal name still being used? -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin