Chung
English
Alternative forms
- (Korean surname 정(鄭)): Jeong, Jung, Jong
- (Chinese surname 宗): Jung, Zung, Zong, Tsung, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng
- (Chinese surname 鍾/钟): Zhong, Zung, Cheng, Chiong, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng
- (Chinese surname 張/张): Cheung, Zoeng, Zhang, Chang
- (Chinese surname 蔣/蒋): Cheung, Chiang, Jiang
- (Chinese surname 仲): Zhong, Zung, Tiong, Cheong, Choong, Tjung, Tjoeng
Etymology
Romanization
- From the McCune-Reischauer transliteration of Korean 정 (jeong), from Korean 鄭, 丁, 程. Doublet of Tee.
- From transliteration of Chinese 宗, 程, 种, 仲, 钟, 鍾, 張, 张, 章, 蔣, 蒋, frequently originating from Hong Kong or Taiwan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʌŋ/
Proper noun
Chung
Anagrams
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 莊 / 庄 (Chng). Doublet of Chuang.
Proper noun
Chung
- a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Cantonese 鍾 / 钟 (Zung1), via English Chung.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuŋ/ [ˈt͡ʃuŋ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsuŋ/ [ˈt͡suŋ]
- Rhymes: -uŋ
- Syllabification: Chung
Proper noun
Chung (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese
See also
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鍾.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- Homophones: chung, trung, Trung
Proper noun
- a surname from Chinese
- a male given name from Chinese