Mandarin
Xie
Recorded in the Guangxu-era 重修信宜縣志
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谢
Source-backed sample
Xie / Tse (谢)
Xie is a major Chinese surname, written 谢 in simplified Chinese and 謝 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Xie, Tse, Chia or Sia depending on dialect and migration history.
Cantonese / Overseas
Tse, Tze
Legacy spelling
Hsieh
Lingnan record status
Under review
No verified Lingnan village link is published in this MVP sample.
Romanization Matrix
| System / Context | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Pinyin | Xie | Modern Mainland pinyin spelling for 谢 / 謝. |
| Cantonese / Overseas | Tse / Tze | Common in Hong Kong and Cantonese diaspora records; Tze is a variant spelling. |
| Hokkien & Teochew (Nanyang) | Chia / Sia / Cheah | Chia and Sia are typical of Hokkien communities; Cheah is frequent in Malaysian records. |
| Diaspora & Legacy | Hsieh / Che / Tạ | Hsieh reflects Wade-Giles romanization; Che appears in Hakka records and Ta in Vietnamese background. |
Origin notes
Xie is a major Chinese surname, written 谢 in simplified Chinese and 謝 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Xie, Tse, Chia or Sia depending on dialect and migration history.
Xie / Tse is part of the Lingnan Archive surname library. The page records common romanization patterns and source notes, while leaving clan hall, commandery, generation poem and Lingnan village links empty until stronger public sources verify them.
For similar spellings, also see Xiao / Siu (萧).
Lingnan relevance notes
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