"Cheung" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/, /t͡ʃʌŋ/, /t͡ʃuːŋ/, [t͡ʃœŋ] [Hong-Kong] Forms: Cheungs [plural]
Etymology: From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|張|tr=zoeng¹}} Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), {{doublet|en|Zhang|Chang}} Doublet of Zhang and Chang Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Cheungs}} Cheung (plural Cheungs)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "張",
        "tr": "zoeng¹"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Zhang",
        "3": "Chang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Zhang and Chang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cheungs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cheungs"
      },
      "expansion": "Cheung (plural Cheungs)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 September 8, Kelly Ho, “Hong Kong democrat Sam Cheung, detained awaiting security law trial, welcomes newborn son”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2021-11-03, Hong Kong:",
          "text": "Hong Kong former district councillor Sam Cheung has welcomed a baby boy into the world whilst the democrat is in custody awaiting a start date for his national security law trial.[…]\nIn the review of Cheung’s bail status on March 15, Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok mentioned the pregnancy of Cheung’s wife as one of the reasons why the activist had “minimal chances” of re-offending or continuing to offend against the Beijing-imposed security law.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Cheung-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuːŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃœŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cheung"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "張",
        "tr": "zoeng¹"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Zhang",
        "3": "Chang"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Zhang and Chang",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Cheungs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Cheungs"
      },
      "expansion": "Cheung (plural Cheungs)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English doublets",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English terms borrowed from Cantonese",
        "English terms derived from Cantonese",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 September 8, Kelly Ho, “Hong Kong democrat Sam Cheung, detained awaiting security law trial, welcomes newborn son”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2021-11-03, Hong Kong:",
          "text": "Hong Kong former district councillor Sam Cheung has welcomed a baby boy into the world whilst the democrat is in custody awaiting a start date for his national security law trial.[…]\nIn the review of Cheung’s bail status on March 15, Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok mentioned the pregnancy of Cheung’s wife as one of the reasons why the activist had “minimal chances” of re-offending or continuing to offend against the Beijing-imposed security law.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
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        [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʌŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuːŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃœŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cheung"
}

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