Sailor Moon Around the World- HK and China

[Chibi Jennifer]

Hello Betty
I live in Australia but since I'm chinese, I've seen most of the Chinese (Catonese) dub version

too~ and was wondering if you would like some information on them. As far as I know, all the

Chinese translation of the episodes are very faithful to the original ^^ The kanji characters of

the names are the same word in chinese, except different pronounciation. Therefore, like the

Japanese names,their surname comes first. Their name meanings are also the same as the originals.

Here are some pronounciations of their names in Cantonese:

Yoot Yea (Tsukino) Tou (Usagi)
Soi Yea (Mizuno) A Mei (Ami)
For Yea (Hino) Lai (Rei)
Mook Yea (Kino) Zan Kum (Makoto)
Oi Yea (Aino) Mei Loi Zi (Minako)
Dao dang (Chibi/kid) Tou (Usagi)
Hoi Wong (Kaioh) Moon (Michiru)
Teen Wong (Tenoh) Yill (Haruka)
Mei Wong (Meiou) Shoot Loi (Setsuna)
Tou Num (Tomoe) Yeng (Hotaru)
Dei Tern (Chiba) Wai (Mamoru)

On Deck Mei (Endymion) Wong Zi (Prince)
Loi Lou (Naru) [Forgot her surname XD]
Lo La(Luna)
Ah Tei Mut See (Artemis)
Di Or Na (Diana)

Dai Hei (Taiki) Guong (Kou)
Yea Teen (Yaten) Goung (Kou)
Seng Yea (Seiya) Guong (Kou)

Hope this helps ^_^

[haruka173]

Aha, a Chinese Sailormoon fan!

I've been DYING to ask this one: when the Three Lights/Starlights come in, which is the last name and which is the first name? Is it supposed to be Guong (surname) Dai-Hei (given name), or Dai-Hei (surname) Guong (given name)?

I've been to at least a dozen sites, all considered the best in the field ... but somehow none of them have agreed on which is which! Please help me, it's eating me up!

[blueknight]

It seems to me that Guong is the given name while the other is the family name considering the fact that they aren't related. I could be wrong on that.

[Chibi Jennifer]

ah yes..good question Haruka173... You've got me thinking..teehee...

I believe Guong is their actual names... (yes, they all have the same name..how odd)... the reason I think this is the case is; in chinese, their surname comes first; and in a specific episode I remember in the Chinese dub, Seiya says, 'My days as Seng Yea Guong is over..." No one chinese ever says their name before surname ^^;;

Its somewhat confusing because everyone calls Seiya "Seng Yea" instead of "Kou" but yeh... ^^;;

Hope that helps.