Weng (surname)
Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng), is a Chinese surname. It is sometimes spelled “Yung,” which derives from the Cantonese pronunciation.
 Weng surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Wēng (Pinyin) Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | individual word can have many meanings, often used in phrase ‘老翁’ meaning ‘husband’ |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Weng |
Notable people
- Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), Taiwanese politician
- Weng Fanggang (1733 - 1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet
- Weng Hongyang (born 1999), Chinese badminton player
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
- Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician
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