周华健 (ZhōuHuájiàn): Wakin Chau (1960-), Hong Kong-born Taiwanese pop singer, composer and actor, dubbed 'Heavenly King of Mandopop' (歌坛常青树) for hits like Brothers (朋友) and Flower Heart (花心)

Meanings

1 Wakin Chau (1960-), Hong Kong-born Taiwanese pop singer, composer and actor, dubbed 'Heavenly King of Mandopop' (歌坛常青树) for hits like Brothers (朋友) and Flower Heart (花心)

Characters

周

Zhōu

surname Zhou; circumference

Examples

周华健的《朋友》是KTV必点曲目。

Zhōu Huájiàn de 'Péngyou' shì KTV bì diǎn qǔmù.

Wakin Chau's 'Friends' is a must-sing at KTV.

他用《难念的经》为《天龙八部》唱主题曲。

Tā yòng 'Nán Niàn de Jīng' wèi 'Tiānlóng Bābù' chàng zhǔtíqǔ.

He sang 'The Unchantable Sutra' as the theme song for Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

Tips

culture

Studied math at National Taiwan University before turning to music; his 1997 single 朋友 is basically the graduation anthem of mainland Chinese high schools. 难念的经 (theme to TVB's 1997 天龙八部) is one of the hardest-to-rap Cantonese vocal tracks in Hong Kong pop.