<p>Was she pretty? Can you get me her telephone number?! Haha!</p>

<p>Maybe it is 金云 = jin yun = gold cloud (yun can sound like yin sometimes)</p>

<p>金莹 = jin ying = gold shiny gem</p>

<p>Maybe she has a surname in front of this name, which she didn't mention, or maybe her surname is 金 = jin = gold (surnames come first in Chinese)</p>

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2015-03-18T01:21:42.560Z
+1 for the first part.
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Pedroski
<p>Jinyin is a valid pair of 2 syllables in Pinyin (the official Mandarin transcription) composed of jin + yin. Take into consideration, that you might have misheard one or both finals, so Jingyin, Jinying or even Jingying is possible. (the -n and -ng finals are pretty close to each other and one might occasionally confuse them). </p>

<p>Actually some Westerners also might confuse the j- and q- initials, so a name beginning with Q- is also possible. </p>

<p>Next time you meet hear, ask her to spell her name in Pinyin. </p>

<p>PS. I wouldn't bother trying to make a guess on the meaning or the characters of the name, there are so many possibilities. Ask her to write it down. </p>

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imrek
<p>The Chinese has many homophones, so it's difficult to know the exact words if you just know the pronunciation without the context. For a girl name, Jinyin probably is 金银 or 谨茵. You'd better ask her how to spell her name next time. :)</p>

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Oscar
<p>I met a young lady the other day who told me her name was "Jinyin".
That is how it's pronounced, but not necessarily how it's spelled.
In fact, I don't think that's how it is spelled at all.
Could someone tell me what would be the English spelling of this name?</p>

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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is too local to be helpful to other Chinese learners.
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How would you spell this Chinese name?
# How would you spell this Chinese name?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-17)

I met a young lady the other day who told me her name was "Jinyin".
That is how it's pronounced, but not necessarily how it's spelled.
In fact, I don't think that's how it is spelled at all.
Could someone tell me what would be the English spelling of this name?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is too local to be helpful to other Chinese learners.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-03-17. Score: 1

Was she pretty? Can you get me her telephone number?! Haha!

Maybe it is 金云 = jin yun = gold cloud (yun can sound like yin sometimes)

金莹 = jin ying = gold shiny gem

Maybe she has a surname in front of this name, which she didn't mention, or maybe her surname is 金 = jin = gold (surnames come first in Chinese)

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: +1 for the first part.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-03-17. Score: 0

Jinyin is a valid pair of 2 syllables in Pinyin (the official Mandarin transcription) composed of jin + yin. Take into consideration, that you might have misheard one or both finals, so Jingyin, Jinying or even Jingying is possible. (the -n and -ng finals are pretty close to each other and one might occasionally confuse them).

Actually some Westerners also might confuse the j- and q- initials, so a name beginning with Q- is also possible.

Next time you meet hear, ask her to spell her name in Pinyin.

PS. I wouldn't bother trying to make a guess on the meaning or the characters of the name, there are so many possibilities. Ask her to write it down.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-03-18. Score: 0

The Chinese has many homophones, so it's difficult to know the exact words if you just know the pronunciation without the context. For a girl name, Jinyin probably is 金银 or 谨茵. You'd better ask her how to spell her name next time. :)


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