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'''Weng''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|翁}}|p=Wēng}}) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled [[Yung (surname)|Yung]] based on its [[Cantonese]] pronunciation, [[Eng (name)|Eng]] based on its [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]] pronunciation, or [[Ong (surname)|Ong]] based on its [[Hokkien]] pronunciation.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEbhFoUG2dUC&pg=PA28|first=Jaime|last=Koh|title=Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now|publisher=[[World Scientific]]|year=2013|page=28|isbn=9789814390774|postscript=none}}. Additionally see {{cite web|url=https://www.mogher.com/翁|title=翁|website=mogher.com|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> |
'''Weng''' ({{zh|c={{linktext|翁}}|p=Wēng}}) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled [[Yung (surname)|Yung]] based on its [[Cantonese]] pronunciation, [[Eng (name)|Eng]] based on its [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]] pronunciation, or [[Ong (surname)|Ong]] based on its [[Hokkien]] pronunciation.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEbhFoUG2dUC&pg=PA28|first=Jaime|last=Koh|title=Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now|publisher=[[World Scientific]]|year=2013|page=28|isbn=9789814390774|postscript=none}}. Additionally see {{cite web|url=https://www.mogher.com/翁|title=翁|website=mogher.com|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> |
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Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria <ref>{{cite web |title=Weng Family History |url=https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=weng |website=Ancestry.com |access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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Pronunciation | Wēng (Pinyin) Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Meaning | individual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase '老翁' meaning 'old man' |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Weng |
Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng) is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its Cantonese pronunciation, Eng based on its Teochew pronunciation, or Ong based on its Hokkien pronunciation.[1]
Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria [2]
Notable people
- Weng
- Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician
- Weng Fanggang (1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
- Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese male badminton player
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
- Weng Weng (1957-1992), Filipino actor and martial artist
- William Weng (1907-1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor
- Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician
- Ong
- Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim
References
- ^ Koh, Jaime (2013). Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then and Now. World Scientific. p. 28. ISBN 9789814390774. Additionally see "翁". mogher.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Weng Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.