- Jyutping: Toi4saan1),
alternately romanized in
Cantonese as
Toishan or
Toisan, in
local dialect as Hoisan, and
formerly known as
Xinning or ****ng (新寧)...
- (
Toisan) – the home of many
early Chinese immigrants to the
United States. Hong Kong
doctor Li Shu-fan
likewise reported that he knew it in
Toisan in...
- Counties')
refers to the four
former counties of Xin**** (Sunwui),
Taishan (
Toisan),
Kaiping (Hoiping) and
Enping (Yanping) on the west side of the
Pearl River...
- who are
descendants of
immigrants from the county-level city of
Taishan (
Toisan in Cantonese), who
speak a
distinctive dialect related to
Cantonese called...
-
Language Institute and the 2000
United States Census. The
terms Toishan,
Toisan, and
Toisaan are all
based on
Cantonese pronunciation and are also frequently...
-
American West
during gold rush era, e.g. chop suey.
Heavily influenced by the
Toisan dialect. via the multi-national
colonization of Shanghai.
Influenced by...
-
Personal details Born Yu Yin
Liang (1948-11-20)
November 20, 1948 (age 76)
Toisan, Guangdong,
China Political party Democratic Spouse Maxine Yee Education...
-
Plains China,
Henan province Derivation State of
Kuang Other names Variant form(s) Kwong, Kuong, Kwang, Quong, Kong,
Khong Toisan: Fong, Fhon See also Lei...
- most
Chinese emigrants to
Western nations; one
coastal county,
Taishan (or
Tóisàn,
where the Sìyì or sei yap
variety of Yue is spoken),
alone may be the origin...
- from
rural villages of
Toisan, as well as the
eight districts in
Guangdong Province. The
Guangdong province,
especially Toisan,
experienced extreme floods...
