Talk:Kho Ping Hoo

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 20:56, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that Kho Ping Hoo, despite writing numerous stories based on wuxia, could not read Chinese?

• Source: Sawega, Ardus M. (22 July 1994). "Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "Saya Telah Iklas Pergi ..."" [Asmaraman Kho Ping Hoo: "I've Accepted My Departure ..."]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. p. 20.

• • ALT1: ... that Kho Ping Hoo disliked the film adaptations of his works, feeling that they were almost pornographic? Source: Sidharta, Myra (1994). "Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (b. 1926): Writer of Cloak-and-dagger Stories in Indonesia". Archipel. 48: 163. doi:10.3406/arch.1994.3007.
  • ALT2: ... that Kho Ping Hoo, a writer of martial arts stories, would work on up to four manuscripts simultaneously? Source: Sidharta, Myra (1994). "Asmaraman Sukowati Kho Ping Hoo (b. 1926): Writer of Cloak-and-dagger Stories in Indonesia". Archipel. 48: 160. doi:10.3406/arch.1994.3007.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hock burns

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 672 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:08, 17 June 2024 (UTC).

• / Leaning more towards original and ALT2; I'll leave the choice up to another reviewer. Great work here! --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 18:52, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Chinese Name

The Chinese script version of his name 李杰登 does not correspond to Kho Ping Hoo. In Standard Chinese it is read Li Jie Deng.Bill (talk) 06:34, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

• Fixed, thank you. 2001:1970:5F24:F600:1477:85E:2743:37D4 (talk) 12:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

GA review

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Nominator: Crisco 1492 (talk · contribs) 03:22, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: Edward056686 (talk · contribs) 07:01, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

I will review. Edward056686 (talk) 07:01, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

This is a good article about a very interesting creator.

• Several of his ancestors, including his maternal great-grandmother and paternal grandmother, were of Javanese heritage. From a young age, he thus learned the Javanese language and script, and was exposed to Javanese mysticism. This could be "His maternal great-grandmother and paternal grandmother were of Javanese heritage, so he was exposed to Javanese mysticism and learned the Javanese language and script at an early age."
  • Refactored. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:14, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
• In 1959, Kho established the literary magazine Teratai (Lotus) with some friends.[2] They initially sought to have Oey Kim Tiang, a popular translator of Chinese stories, become a regular contributor,[8] but Oey refused. While still living in Tasikmalaya, Kho had penned several short stories, which were published in magazines such as Selecta, Pancawarna, and Star Weekly. Was Kho writing these stories before or after starting the magazine? Also, this sentence seems to imply that the magazine was founded somewhere other than Tasikmalaya.
  • Refactored; source makes it clear that Teratai was established in Tasikmalaya. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:14, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
• Kho was primarily self-taught, learning how to write from his reading. This seems like information that should be presented earlier in the article.
  • Refactored. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:14, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
• Mostly, Kho did not translate existing works, as his command of oral Mandarin was limited and he could not read the script. This sentence is unclear. Is it saying that he rarely translated Mandarin works into Indonesian and that he could not read Mandarin?
  • Correct. Such a situation would have been somewhat common for a peranakan Chinese-Indonesian, many of whom were culturally closer to Java (and many of whom came from a Hokkien background, and thus would not have known much Mandarin anyways). He seems to have learned enough Mandarin to converse, but he clearly felt more comfortable with English. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:14, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for editing the article, spot check to follow. Edward056686 (talk) 01:52, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Spot checks

• 2a,b,c,d,e; fine
• 7a,b;fine
• 7c; this seems to be on page 159 not 158
• 8a,b,c; fine
• 13; fine
• 14b; fine
• 16; fine

The spot check looks fine except for one small error. Edward056686 (talk) 02:27, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

• • Page number updated.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:33, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    • The picture of Kho Ping Hoo has a non-free use rationale. The article doesn't appear to have any copyright violations and all of the content criteria appear to be met. Edward056686 (talk) 03:53, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Some sources

• https://ensiklopedia.kemendikdasmen.go.id/sastra/artikel/Kho_Ping_Hoo

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:57, 30 August 2026 (UTC)