Qian Nairong

Qian Nairong
Simplified Chinese钱乃荣
Traditional Chinese錢乃榮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQián Nǎiróng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Qian.

Qian Nairong (Shanghainese: [ʑ̻i ne̞ɦjʊŋ]; born 1945 in Shanghai) is a Chinese linguist. He received a master's degree in Chinese from Fudan University in 1981. He is a professor and the head of the Chinese Department at Shanghai University. He is a researcher and advocate of Shanghainese, a dialect of Wu Chinese.[1]

  1. ^ Tracy You (2010-06-03). "Word wizard: The man bringing Shanghainese back to the people". CNNGo. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-30. A 65-year-old professor preserving Shanghai's local language has become an unlikely popular icon - Alternate URL