Weng
Weng surname in regular script
PronunciationWēng (Pinyin)
Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Meaningindividual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase '老翁' meaning 'old man'
Other names
Variant form(s)Weng

Weng (Chinese: ; 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]

Notable people

Weng
Ong
  • Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim

References

  1. 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.
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