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林鄭月娥
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林郑

林鄭
Lín Zhèng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Carrie Lam (Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, 林郑月娥), Chief Executive of Hong Kong 2017-2022, short form of her dual surname (her husband's surname Lam + her birth surname Cheng)

About Carrie Lam

born 1957 · 政治家 politician

Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022, the first woman in the post, after a career in the civil service. 林郑 puts her husband's surname before her own, a Hong Kong custom.

Also called  林郑月娥、 郑月娥

Examples

HSK 7-9
林郑曾担任香港特区行政长官。
Lín Zhèng céng dānrèn Xiānggǎng tèqū xíngzhèng zhǎngguān.
Lam Cheng served as Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR.
HSK 7-9
媒体经常用"林郑"作为她的简称。
Méitǐ jīngcháng yòng " Lín Zhèng " zuòwéi tā de jiǎnchēng.
The media often uses 'Lam Cheng' as her short form.

Tips

culture
Following Hong Kong tradition, married women may prepend their husband's surname to their maiden surname - Carrie's husband is Lam Siu-por 林兆波, her maiden surname is Cheng 郑. Hence 林郑月娥 / 林郑 in Chinese, 'Lam Cheng' in English. This dual-surname form is a Hong Kong / Macau / Cantonese-diaspora convention rather than mainland practice.

Stroke Order

林 lín
郑 Zhèng