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唐氏

Tángshì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Down, as in Down syndrome
  2. 2 Lady Tang, a married woman née Tang

Examples

HSK 7-9
医生建议她做唐氏筛查。
Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò Tángshì shāichá.
The doctor advised her to have a Down syndrome screening.
HSK 7-9
陆游的第一任妻子唐氏被他母亲逼着离开了陆家。
Lù Yóu de dìyī rèn qīzi Tángshì bèi tā mǔqin bī zhe líkāi le Lù jiā.
Lu You's first wife, Lady Tang, was driven out of the Lu family by his mother.

Tips

mistakes
This 唐 only imitates the sound of Down, after the English doctor John Langdon Down; it has nothing to do with the Tang dynasty. 氏 after a foreign doctor's name marks a disease named after him, as in 阿尔茨海默氏. Common forms: 唐氏综合征 (Down syndrome), 唐氏症, and 唐氏儿, a child with Down syndrome.
culture
In old records a married woman is often known only by her father's surname plus 氏. 陆游's first wife appears as 唐氏; the name 唐婉 comes from later legend. Their forced parting is the story behind his ci to the tune 钗头凤.

Stroke Order

唐 Táng
氏 shì