"Hsiung" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Hsiungs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 熊 (Xióng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiung². Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|熊|tr=Xióng}} Mandarin 熊 (Xióng), {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Hsiungs}} Hsiung (plural Hsiungs)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Hsiung Synonyms: Xiong (alt: from Hanyu Pinyin)

Inflected forms

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          "english": "雲中玉筵 重要亞洲私人古玉珍藏:秦漢篇",
          "ref": "2022, Chang Wei-Hwa [張偉華], “The Curtain Falls, But Not Yet Goodbye [曲終 人不散]”, in The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades: Qin and Han Dynasties [雲中玉筵 重要亞洲私人古玉珍藏:秦漢篇], →OCLC, page 7, column 2:",
          "text": "The current chapter Qin and Han Dynasties takes into account historical records, excavation reports, museum collections, my own observations over the years as well as the expertise of Mr. Hsiung Yi-Ching, who also authored and edited much of the content.",
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          "ref": "2023 January 4, Chueh Jing-lun, Jake Chung, “Octogenarian lights incense, ignites oxygen in hospital”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-04, Taiwan News, page 3:",
          "text": "New Taipei City prosecutors have launched an investigation into an 80-year-old woman after she lit an incense stick in a hospital room and sparked a flashover, which allegedly resulted in the death of a patient.\nThe woman, surnamed Hsiung (熊), could face charges of negligent homicide and endangering public safety, prosecutors said.\nHsiung and her daughter were visiting Hsiung’s 89-year-old husband, surnamed Tsai (蔡), at Cardinal Tien Hospital in Xindian District (新店), police said.",
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