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Lin (surname)
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Lin (surname)
Lin
is the
Mandarin
romanization of the
Chinese surname
written 林 in
Chinese character
. It is also used in
Korea
and the
Philippines
. It is also common among
overseas Chinese
families, in which it is at times pronounced and spelled as
Lim
because many Chinese descendants are part of the
Southern Min
diaspora and speak
Min Nan
. In
Hong Kong
and
Macau
, and
Vietnam
it is spelled as
Lam
via Cantonese.
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