I thought this might interest some people and I had actually quite fun. I found most my information from link (great webside sa pamamagitan ng the way) and some I checked myself. I put meanings really simply here so if you want to read madami detais watch link above. Please correct me if any name is wrong or there's madami meanings in it.
All pictures are made sa pamamagitan ng me, partly because I felt I otherwise get away with this too easy (just copying another site) and partly because I have this strange obsession to draw.
Fa Mulan
Fa is Mulan's surname, Chinese put it before first name. Mulan is often ibingiay surname name, Hua, which means bulaklak and Cantonese spells it Fa. Mulan itself means "magnolia".
Li
Li is both Shang and his father's surname and Mulan's mother's name. It means "plum", but as a first name it means "beautiful".
Li Shang
Li is explained above, Shang means "to soar".
Fa Zhou
Surname is same as Mulan's. Zhou means "a wooden bow".
Mushu
(Okay this is rude copy-paste, I couldn't explain it simple)"Mu shu pork", "mu shu beef", "mu shu chicken", and "mu shu shrimp" are what you call meat cooked with various vegetables and served in rolled-up thin crepes with kaakit-akit sauce. It's a Mandarin Chinese dish. The characters in picture (mu shu lung) translate to "Mu shu dragon."
Grandmother
Her name never actually mentioned but I have seen some people name her Nai Nai, in deleted scenes Fa Li calls her that and I also believed it was her name but Nai Nai means simply grandmother. Actually it's father's mother so she is Zhou's mother.
Shan Yu
It's means "leader of huns"
Fa Ping
Mulan got name Ping from one artist who worked in film, Sai Ping Lok. Mulan's surname just makes it really funny for chinese, Fa Ping means "flower pot".
Yao
Yao can mean "high", "eminent", or "lofty".
Ling
Means "peace; repose; serenity; tranquility."
Chien po
Chien means "gold," or "metal," or "wealth". Po can mean "treasure" or "precious; valuable" or "respectable; honorable."
Khan
(again complicated)In Chinese, the word "khan" usually refers to a foreign (i.e. non-Chinese) emperor, king, or leader. However, in the English translation of the poem "Mulan," "Khan" is used as another name for the Chinese emperor. Why? The may-akda of the original poem lived in northern China in an area that was influenced sa pamamagitan ng the nomadic cultures--and "khan" was one of the words adopted. Anyway, Disney decided not to call either the leader of the Huns or the Emperor "Khan." That name was ibingiay to Mulan's horse.
Chi Fu
Literally "to bully", very suitable for him.
Cri Kee
It means "cricket".
All pictures are made sa pamamagitan ng me, partly because I felt I otherwise get away with this too easy (just copying another site) and partly because I have this strange obsession to draw.
Fa Mulan
Fa is Mulan's surname, Chinese put it before first name. Mulan is often ibingiay surname name, Hua, which means bulaklak and Cantonese spells it Fa. Mulan itself means "magnolia".
Li
Li is both Shang and his father's surname and Mulan's mother's name. It means "plum", but as a first name it means "beautiful".
Li Shang
Li is explained above, Shang means "to soar".
Fa Zhou
Surname is same as Mulan's. Zhou means "a wooden bow".
Mushu
(Okay this is rude copy-paste, I couldn't explain it simple)"Mu shu pork", "mu shu beef", "mu shu chicken", and "mu shu shrimp" are what you call meat cooked with various vegetables and served in rolled-up thin crepes with kaakit-akit sauce. It's a Mandarin Chinese dish. The characters in picture (mu shu lung) translate to "Mu shu dragon."
Grandmother
Her name never actually mentioned but I have seen some people name her Nai Nai, in deleted scenes Fa Li calls her that and I also believed it was her name but Nai Nai means simply grandmother. Actually it's father's mother so she is Zhou's mother.
Shan Yu
It's means "leader of huns"
"No, as a name it's very uh.. manly.. strong name."
Fa Ping
Mulan got name Ping from one artist who worked in film, Sai Ping Lok. Mulan's surname just makes it really funny for chinese, Fa Ping means "flower pot".
Yao
Yao can mean "high", "eminent", or "lofty".
Ling
Means "peace; repose; serenity; tranquility."
Chien po
Chien means "gold," or "metal," or "wealth". Po can mean "treasure" or "precious; valuable" or "respectable; honorable."
I couldn't find his calligraphy character
Khan
(again complicated)In Chinese, the word "khan" usually refers to a foreign (i.e. non-Chinese) emperor, king, or leader. However, in the English translation of the poem "Mulan," "Khan" is used as another name for the Chinese emperor. Why? The may-akda of the original poem lived in northern China in an area that was influenced sa pamamagitan ng the nomadic cultures--and "khan" was one of the words adopted. Anyway, Disney decided not to call either the leader of the Huns or the Emperor "Khan." That name was ibingiay to Mulan's horse.
"candy merchant may be your father but I'm the Emperor's council."
Chi Fu
Literally "to bully", very suitable for him.
Cri Kee
It means "cricket".
Thanks for reading!
Great and informative article. This was really interesting and I love the knowledge and insight it gives to the movie! I'm always happy to know more about Mulan :)
I think you should watch that link from beginning, that website has tons of information about Mulan. Like a list of things that could have been in the movie(things that weren't on DVDs)
So be careful, okay, when you speak Chinese and whether you mean to say, 'I want Mulan's strength,' or, 'I bite Mulan's strength.'
Aren't you Starleigh btw? Guess who :D
Or more commonly, "Ni yao si ma?" (You want to die, is it?)
For bite...eh. Can't think of anything now. Bite is third tone and want is fourth tone.
Well gee! I figured you already knew who I was, the same way I know very well who you are. Not that I stalk you or anything. Because I so totally don't do that. Or anything. <_< >_>
Wo yao ni!
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