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Originally Posted by HansTWN
...If you go to 10 different people to write your Western name in Chinese characters then you will most likely get 10 different versions.
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The Loved One once went holidaying in mainland China, and went to a place that made seal-stones. As you allude to, he asked for the seal to be made, with his astrological animal on top and with his name written on the bottom, thinking that would be a nice souvenir.
The next day he went to collect it, and the seal was carved perfectly: engraved in the bottom, the word, "Peter".
Perhaps if he'd learnt some of the relevant language beforehand...?
Cheers,
Marc