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    This is a pretty hard question to respond to. It reminds me of an old Chevrolet car. The car was called the Chevy Nova, and they tried to sell it internationally under that name.

    Unfortunately, in Spanish speaking countries, the car’s name literally meant ‘No-Go’, which damaged the branding.

    That’s why companies such as Toyota try to make up words (one reason is it’s easier to copyright a word that didn’t exist before, and the other is you never need to worry about the translation).

    I think your best bet is to try for an original word, or a modification of a word that sounds cool. Make sure there isn’t any lingual issues in Cantonese and run with it. Also, make sure the English word doesn’t have any stereotypical consonant sounds that people from that region have difficulty to pronounce.

    Take Diplo for example. It’s basically it’s own word, but it’s short for Diplodocus (a type of dinosaur).

    #1003733
    VinnyBlanc
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    I’d do some kind of play on words with Reason808 to “resonate”

    like “Reason8” or something.

    #19390
    ellgieff
    Member

    The easiest way to get a Chinese flavour is a touch of ginger, and a little bit of Soy Sauce. Garlic can also help.

    #1003748
    Dayvue
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    DJ Bai Ren
    DJ Bai Cai
    DJ Da wei

    wait… does it have to be in cantonese?

    #1003790
    Terry_42
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    I only know Mandarin, so you prolly need to adjust it to the cantonese spelling (guess your girlfriend can?):
    Tiao Hong
    Rong Xie
    Ao Lee

    However if you are unsure about chinese names, you can always go with something totally made up. I mean have you seen the crowd go wild for Skrillex in Hong Kong? Damn hard to pronounce for a chinese too hehe.
    There even are some fantasy name generators out there in the net you could try and then alter it to your liking…

    #1003792
    Dayvue
    Member

    lol… skrirreks

    #1003795
    Fitzfunk
    Member

    What about DJ ngai him Chi

    #1003846
    Reason808
    Participant

    Hey guys thanks for the suggestions, my girlfriend only recognized “DJ Da wei” 😉 She’s fluent in Mandrin, but doesn’t know all the slang. Could you guys translate?

    One cool discovery I found was “Sum” which means both Deep and Heart in Cantonese, but in English it also sounds like Some and Sum (Total). That’s a quadruple hit! So a few more words like that and I’d be in business.

    I could probably go to Cantonese language learning site – but I’d probably get all sorts of corny suggestions.

    @Dayvue: I’d prefer Cantonese, as I’m Hong Kong based. I also hear it has a lot more colorful slang, too.

    @ChrisCollins: I’m familiar with the “Nova” story. That’s why I took my time finding a Chinese name. A lot of “Asian” tattoos read like Chinglish to native speakers. My girlfriend saw a photo of a bouncer with a Chinese character that only little girls used!

    But keep the ideas flowing. Your suggestions really give me new ideas.

    #19519
    Fitzfunk
    Member

    DJ lei yau which means Reason

    #1003849
    Fitzfunk
    Member

    And the other Is Dangerous

    #19684
    Reason808
    Participant

    Dangerous Reason, I like that! I wish lei yau had an english meaning too.
    I still want to hold out for an English/Chinese double meaning – but that’s awesome thanks Fitzfunk.

    Today I thought DJ Oolong was the way to go. English speakers know the word plus it means “Black Dragon.” Then my girlfriend told me it also means stupid. Doh!

    #1003988
    ADHDJ
    Participant

    Chris Collins, post: 19480, member: 476 wrote: This is a pretty hard question to respond to. It reminds me of an old Chevrolet car. The car was called the Chevy Nova, and they tried to sell it internationally under that name.

    Unfortunately, in Spanish speaking countries, the car’s name literally meant ‘No-Go’, which damaged the branding.

    That’s why companies such as Toyota try to make up words (one reason is it’s easier to copyright a word that didn’t exist before, and the other is you never need to worry about the translation).

    That’s an urban legend, it never actually happened.

    #1004475
    Reason808
    Participant

    Okay, if anybody is still interested I found my name: DJ Homei
    “Homei” means good taste in Cantonese. Also: “tasty” and “delicious”
    It sounds like “Homey” in English and there’s no dirty connotations according to my girlfriend and other locals. I’m gonna set up my online stuff next, wheee!

    #1004478
    ADHDJ
    Participant

    I like it!

    #1004529
    Steelo
    Participant

    Chop Stix

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