Re: CHAT: new names (was: Re: Bopomofo and pinyin)

DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:
>
> > I'm a Mo4 of sorts too, a '"momingchimiau" de Mo' as
> > I bemuse the Chinese by reporting. They feel better
> > if I change it to "mowangwo de Mo." Forget-me-not.
>
> "'Mo ming qi miao' de mo" is a legit surname;
Yes, I know, since it is the one I use.

> forget-me-not is "wuwangwo"
> unless you're playing some weird dialect pun I'm not
> familiar with.            Kou
mowangwo = wuwangwo (alternative negative)

Leo Moser