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Page moved

Page has been moved as requested. Benjwong 16:18, 16 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

name?

This should be given its cantonese name, not mandarin. InfernoXV 16:30, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hm I agree... the Mandarin name seems totally out of place and wouldn't be helpful for anyone walking into a chinese bakery. Akerbeltz (talk) 16:04, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

what's up with the z?

it's not pronounced that way is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.147.43.82 (talk) 22:13, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It should be "nuòmǐcí" in pinyin, without a "z." In Cantonese it's "no6 mai5 ci4." I don't know where the "z" came from. Can someone explain? Badagnani 22:19, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The current article name is Mandarin, unfortunately. InfernoXV 02:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't, because the final syllable in (Mandarin) pinyin is "cí," not "zi." Badagnani 02:49, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, i hadn't noticed the mandarin name given in the box! it's sometimes called 糯米子, which may explain that. InfernoXV 04:14, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If it's sometimes called 糯米子, that should be added. Are there online sources for this? Badagnani 04:30, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, I really don't know. I haven't looked - I was drawing on memory of dim sum lunches! InfernoXV 17:23, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is? 糯米子 must not be a very cantonese name. Benjwong 03:16, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 11 May 2017

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moved to Lo mai chi.(non-admin closure) Winged Blades^Godric 09:33, 19 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

~~Nuomici → Glutinous rice dumpling~~ – The name here is quite odd, as it is the Mandarin Chinese name (nuomici) for a Cantonese food (nomaichi). I suggest titling the page with the English name (Glutinous rice dumpling), as people on English Wikipedia are more likely to search for the English name, and if they do search for the Cantonese name, it can be spelled differently (nohmeici, for example). Although Wikipedia has its own conventions for romanisation, real-world transliteration from Cantonese can be variable. Relevant policy: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English). —A L T E R C A R I ✍ 06:57, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

After further thought on this, a move to "Lo mai chi" might be best. It would be far less ambiguous than any English name (could be glutinous rice ball, could be sweet rice dumpling). Yes, Cantonese transliterations could vary, but it's still much clearer that "lormeici" and "lo mai chi" are the same thing than a "ball" vs a "dumpling". It also fits with convention. See Cha siu bao, Lo mai gai. —A L T E R C A R I ✍ 15:21, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds reasonable. You might want to withdraw or modify your original proposal. Reify-tech (talk) 15:42, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reify-tech, will it work if I just edit the requested move template on this page? —A L T E R C A R I ✍ 15:48, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think so; give it a try. I don't think anybody will object, as long as you make it clear what the original proposal was, and that you have changed it. Reify-tech (talk) 15:54, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! —A L T E R C A R I ✍ 16:15, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Propose Nuomici → Lo mai chi – This is my new proposal. See previous comments. —A L T E R C A R I ✍ 16:10, 11 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support a move to Lo mai chi barring further evidence. That spelling seems more common in web searches after attempting to control for the Nuomici variety of lychee and duplicate pages. — AjaxSmack 21:56, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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