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Mei Quong Tart was a prominent nineteenth century Sydney merchant from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities and made a significant impact on the social and political scene of Sydney at a time of strong anti-Chinese sentiment. In Australia, he is usually referred to by his given name, Quong Tart. Name Anglicization and Dialect Contradiction The name Mei Quong Tart is thus an Australianism combining two Chinese dialects and romanization styles.

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  • Mei Quong Tart was a prominent nineteenth century Sydney merchant from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities and made a significant impact on the social and political scene of Sydney at a time of strong anti-Chinese sentiment. In Australia, he is usually referred to by his given name, Quong Tart. Name Anglicization and Dialect Contradiction Born in Duanfen (端芬鎮), “Quong Tart” is a romanization that reflects the local Taishanese dialect (a Yue Chinese dialect, related to Cantonese). In this dialect, his full name 梅光達 would be romanized Moy Quong Tart (cf. Cantonese Jyutping Mui4 Gwong1 Daat6). In Mandarin Chinese the characters are pronounced quite differently and would be written in Hanyu Pinyin as Mei Guangda. During his life, he was referred to by what people assumed was his surname—"Quong Tart" but was in actuality his given name, as a result of others not knowing that the surname goes first in Chinese names: “My lady friends will thus be shocked to hear that for all these years they have been calling the admirable Quong Tart by his Christian name. What should they have called him? That is the question. In full, the appellation by which he would have been known in China appears to be Moy Quong Tart …” Daily Telegraph, 12 May 1888, p.5. The name Mei Quong Tart is thus an Australianism combining two Chinese dialects and romanization styles. (en)
  • 梅光達（1850年－1903年；英語：Mei Quong Tart）是19世紀雪梨的著名華僑商人。他是當時雪梨最著名並最受愛戴的聞人之一，在澳洲反華情緒高漲的時代卻對雪梨的社會和政治生活產生重要影響。在澳洲他大多以名“光達”（Quong Tart）或短名“光”（Quong）行之。 (zh)
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  • Ashfield, Sydney, Australia (en)
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  • 梅光達（1850年－1903年；英語：Mei Quong Tart）是19世紀雪梨的著名華僑商人。他是當時雪梨最著名並最受愛戴的聞人之一，在澳洲反華情緒高漲的時代卻對雪梨的社會和政治生活產生重要影響。在澳洲他大多以名“光達”（Quong Tart）或短名“光”（Quong）行之。 (zh)
  • Mei Quong Tart was a prominent nineteenth century Sydney merchant from China. He was one of Sydney's most famous and well-loved personalities and made a significant impact on the social and political scene of Sydney at a time of strong anti-Chinese sentiment. In Australia, he is usually referred to by his given name, Quong Tart. Name Anglicization and Dialect Contradiction The name Mei Quong Tart is thus an Australianism combining two Chinese dialects and romanization styles. (en)
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  • 梅光達 (zh)
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