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Lee Kin-yan

Lee Kin-yan is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose known as Yu Fa, meaning "flower-like" in Chinese, and he also acquired his nickname from this character.

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Lee Kin-yan (Chinese: 李健仁; pinyin: Lǐ Jiànrén; born 12 May 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose known as Yu Fa (Chinese: 如花; Cantonese: yu fa; Mandarin: ru2 hua1), meaning "flower-like" in Chinese, and he also acquired his nickname from this character. 1

Personal life

Lee has one son and two daughters. In September 2019, he suffered a stroke and collapsed at a sauna in Shenzhen.2 While Lee survived, the stroke caused him to be partially paralysed and have difficulties speaking.1

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