Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Baixing (Chinese: 百姓; pinyin: bǎixìng; literally: "hundred surnames" or lao baixing (Chinese: 老百姓; literally: "old hundred surnames") is a term in Chinese meaning "the people", or "commoners". The word lao (Chinese: 老; literally: "old") is often added before "baixing" to give the term a more affectionate tone.Chinese family names are patrilineal, passed from father to children. Chinese women, after marriage, typically retain their birth surname. Historically, however, only Chinese men possessed xìng (Chinese: 姓; literally: "family name"), in addition to shì (Chinese: 氏; literally: "clan"); the women had only the latter, and took on their husband's xìng after marriage."@en }
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- Baixing abstract "Baixing (Chinese: 百姓; pinyin: bǎixìng; literally: "hundred surnames" or lao baixing (Chinese: 老百姓; literally: "old hundred surnames") is a term in Chinese meaning "the people", or "commoners". The word lao (Chinese: 老; literally: "old") is often added before "baixing" to give the term a more affectionate tone.Chinese family names are patrilineal, passed from father to children. Chinese women, after marriage, typically retain their birth surname. Historically, however, only Chinese men possessed xìng (Chinese: 姓; literally: "family name"), in addition to shì (Chinese: 氏; literally: "clan"); the women had only the latter, and took on their husband's xìng after marriage.".