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Asked by Shirley Kennedy from United States | Nov. 19, 2015 10:43
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How to address a girl named Chin Qui

I'm an author who's written a western historical that takes place in 1852. One of my characters is a young Chinese girl whom I have named Chin Qui. Everyone refers to her as Chin Qui throughout the book. Now my editor is asking if this is correct. Would a friend address her as just "Qui"?

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Answered by Adam from Singapore | Nov. 19, 2015 21:41
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Shirley, so her family is Chin and Qui is her given name? If so, it's ok to call a person's given name if you are very familiar and close to him/her.
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