xìng míng
name and surname
CL:個|个[ge4]
xìng
family name
surname
CL:個|个[ge4]
to be surnamed
lǎo bǎi xìng
ordinary people
the "person in the street"
CL:個|个[ge4]
tóng míng tóng xìng
having same given name and family name
pǔ tōng lǎo bǎi xìng
common people
average people
hoi polloi
Bǎi jiā xìng
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
Guó xìng
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
yǐn xìng mái míng
to conceal one's identity
living incognito
fù xìng
two-character surname such as 司馬|司马 or 諸葛|诸葛
zhǒng xìng
caste (traditional Indian social division)
Guó xìng xiāng
Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng
only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
cì xìng
to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)
niáng jiā xìng
maiden name (of married woman)
zhǒng xìng zhì
caste system (traditional Indian social division)
yǐn míng mái xìng
to conceal one's identity
living incognito
xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed)
fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
xíng bù gǎi xìng , zuò bù gǎi míng
see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]
Hàn xìng
Han surname
Chinese surname
niáng jia xìng
maiden name (of married woman)
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