Posted by Ruitao (164.107.206.55) on February 06, 2004 at 23:40:38:
In Reply to: meaning of Meng Tong posted by Christina on January 02, 2004 at 18:26:16:
The omission of ones surname is equatable with burning ones family estate and lineage. What you have done would be considered by Chinese to be the highest form of disrespect.