The Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew and Hainan communities romanize it as "
Lim" whereas the Cantonese-speaking community uses "Lam" or "Lum". The
Korean surname Im (? in South
Korean spelling; ? in North
Korean spelling; commonly romanized as
Lim or Rim) is the
Korean pronunciation of the same Chinese character (--).
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