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[–] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Youyou is her first name, and it's "dear", not "to". So it would be "Happy birthday, dear Youyou".

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Note that in Chinese, the first character is the family name while the next ones are the given name. So "Youyou" would be the given name!

    Naming customs in various places are very fun to learn. Did you know that in Iceland, the last name is the father's first name appended with "son" (male), "dottir" (female), or "bur" (non-binary)?

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