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Lim Xiaoqing (Chinese: 林小青; born 15 August 1967 as Sun Xiaoqing; Chinese: 孫小青) is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden. [2]
Plato was born between 428 and 423 BC [5][6] into an aristocratic and influential Athenian family; [7] through his mother, Perictione, he was a descendant of Solon, a statesman credited with laying the foundations of Athenian democracy. [8] Diogenes Laertius asserts that that Plato is a nickname that alludes to his robust figure [9], and that his birth name was Aristocles ...
Limahong, Lim Hong, or Lin Feng (Teochew Chinese: 林鳳, Pe̍h-ūe-jī: Lîm Hõng, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Hōng), well known as Ah Hong (Teochew Chinese: 阿鳳, Pe̍h-ūe-jī: A-hõng, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: A-hōng) or Lim-A-Hong or Limahon (Teochew Chinese: 林阿鳳, Pe̍h-ūe-jī: Lîm A-hõng, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm A-hōng), was a Chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippines in ...
The infinity symbol (∞) is a mathematical symbol representing the concept of infinity. This symbol is also called a lemniscate, [1] after the lemniscate curves of a similar shape studied in algebraic geometry, [2] or "lazy eight", in the terminology of livestock branding. [3] This symbol was first used mathematically by John Wallis in the 17th century, although it has a longer history of ...
Lim Ji-yeon (Korean: 임지연; born June 23, 1990) is a South Korean actress. After appearing in a number of short films and plays, she had her first feature film role in Obsessed (2014). [3][4] The role earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards, and wins at the 51st Grand Bell Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, among other accolades. She gained ...
Lee Min-jung (Korean: 이민정; born February 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin 's stage play, and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television. She became known after her appearance in Boys Over Flowers (2009), and landed her first lead role in family drama Smile, You (2009). Lee achieved widespread recognition for her leading role ...
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan, to Lin Fan-nan (Chinese: 林繁男) and Wu Tzu-mei (Chinese: 吳慈美). Both of her parents are from Tainan in southern Taiwan. She has an elder brother Lin Chi-hong (Chinese: 林志鴻). She attended Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Junior High School and at the age of 15 was discovered by model talent scout Lin Chien-huan (Chinese ...
Freya Lim (Chinese: 林凡; pinyin: Lin Fan; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Hoân; born 20 November 1979), also known as Freya Lin, is a Malaysian Mandopop singer and radio deejay based in Taiwan. She is a Taiwanese PR. Her father is a Chinese Malaysian and her mother is a Taiwanese. [1] In 2002, Lim graduated from University of Washington Seattle majoring in Psychology. After the release of her third ...