Weng (surname)
Weng (Chinese: 翁; pinyin: Wēng), is a Chinese family name that listed 200th in the Hundred Family Surnames. It is romanised as Ang or Ong from Hokkien, and as Yung (Hong Kong spelling) or Iong (Macau spelling) from Cantonese.
 Weng surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Wēng (Pinyin) Ang (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Meaning | old man, husband |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Weng (Mandarin) Yung (HK Cantonese) Iong (Macau Cantonese) Ang (Hokkien) |
Notable people
- Omar Yoke Lin Ong (1917–2010), Malaysian politician
- Weng Chang-liang (born 1965), Taiwanese politician
- Weng Tonghe (1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar
- Wong Chin-chu (born 1947), Taiwanese politician
- Wong Chi-huey, Taiwanese academic and scientist
- Yung,juk fei( 翁鈺輝）：male journalist of apple daily newspaper, Hong Kong
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