Chinese surname
Surname Pua
潘
Pua is a Chinese surname, the Hokkien and Teochew spelling of 潘, a character that also has the older sense 'water in which rice has been rinsed'.
Characters for the surname Pua
The spelling Pua is common in Hokkien and Teochew romanization.
- 潘
surname; water in which rice has been rinsed (older sense)
Hokkien phoaⁿ / Teochew puan1 / Mandarin pān
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Possible characters for Pua
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 潘 | pān · Hokkien · Teochew |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Pua
Pua is a spelling of the surname 潘, following the Hokkien reading phoaⁿ and the Teochew reading puan1. Chinese surnames are spelled differently by dialect, so the same character can appear under several spellings in Malaysia. In Cantonese (pun1) it is usually spelled Poon, and in Mandarin Pan. Apart from being a surname, 潘 has an older sense, 'water in which rice has been rinsed'.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 潘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 潘 · mdbg.net · meaning
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