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Linghu

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Pronunciation
  
Línghú (Mandarin)

Language(s)
  
Chinese language

Language(s)
  
Chinese

Word/Name
  
General Wei Ke (魏颗)

Linghu

Derivation
  
City of Linghu, Zhou Dynasty


Linghu (Chinese: 令狐; pinyin: Línghú) is a Chinese compound surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, a general, Wei Ke (魏顆) scored many victories for Zhou and was granted the city of Linghu. All his descendants took the compound surname Linghu.

Notable people

  • Bruce Linghu, Taiwanese politician and diplomat
  • Linghu Chu, an official of Tang Dynasty
  • Linghu Defen, a historian-official of Tang Dynasty
  • Linghu Tao, an official of Tang Dynasty
  • Ling Jihua
  • Fictional: Linghu Chong, the protagonist in Louis Cha's wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

    • References

    Linghu Wikipedia
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