Weng () is a Chinese surname. It is also spelled Yung based on its

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

pronunciation,

Eng Eng or ENG may refer to: Language and linguistics * Eng (letter), Ŋ ŋ * En with descender, Ң ң * eng, ISO 639-3 and ISO 639-2 code for English language * Velar nasal, a phoneme People * Eng (name), a given name and surname in various cu ...

based on its Teochew pronunciation, or

Ong Ong or ONG may refer to: Arts and media * Ong's Hat, a collaborative work of fiction * “Ong Ong”, a song by Blur from the album The Magic Whip Places * Ong, Nebraska, US, city * Ong's Hat, New Jersey, US, ghost town * Ong River, Odisha, ...

based on its

Hokkien Hokkien ( , ) is a Varieties of Chinese, variety of the Southern Min group of Chinese language, Chinese languages. Native to and originating from the Minnan region in the southeastern part of Fujian in southeastern China, it is also referred ...

pronunciation. Weng is also a surname coming from place names in Germany and Austria

Notable people

:Weng *

Weng Chang-liang Weng Chang-liang (; born 28 May 1965) also known as , is a Taiwanese politician who is the current magistrate of Chiayi County, serving since 25 December 2018. Early life and education Born in Yizhu, Chiayi County, Weng attended Chiayi Senior ...

(born 1965), retired Taiwanese politician * Weng Cheng-yi, Taiwanese mechanical engineer *

Weng Fanggang Weng Fanggang () (1733 - 1818) was a Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet during the Qing dynasty. A native of Beijing's Daxing District, Weng came to the attention of the Qianlong Emperor who was impressed with Weng's tr ...

(1733–1818), Chinese calligrapher, literary critic, philosopher, and poet *

Weng Hongyang Weng Hongyang ( zh, s=翁泓阳, p=Wēng Hóngyáng; born 18 June 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2019 Lingshui China Masters. He was part of China winning team in the 2024 Thomas Cup. Caree ...

(born 1999), Chinese male badminton player *

Weng Li-you Weng Li-you (; born 9 May 1975), known as Only You, is a Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer. Weng is known as Only You and began singing in 1998. He won the Best Taiwanese Male Singer award at the 20th Golden Melody Awards. Many of Weng's composition ...

(born 1975), Taiwanese singer *

Weng Tonghe Weng Tonghe (; 1830–1904), courtesy name Shuping (), was a Chinese Confucian scholar and imperial tutor who lived in the Qing dynasty. In 1856, he obtained the position of '' zhuangyuan'' (or top scholar) in the imperial examination and was sub ...

(1830–1904), Chinese Confucian scholar *

Weng Wenhao Weng Wenhao (; 26 July 1889 – 27 January 1971) was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was one of the earliest modern Chinese geologists, and is regarded as the founder of modern Chinese geology and the father of modern Chinese oil industr ...

(1889-1971), Chinese geologist and politician *

Weng Weng Ernesto de Guzman de la Cruz (September 7, 1957 – August 29, 1992), known by the stage name Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor, stunt performer, and martial artist. He was a short person at tall. Born in what is now Baclaran in Parañaque, de ...

(1957–1992), Filipino actor and martial artist * William Weng (1907–1993), American journalist and crossword puzzle constructor * Weng Zuliang (born 1963), Chinese politician :Ong * Alex Ong Boon Hau (翁文豪; born 1951), Malaysian painter *

Ong Chit Chung Ong Chit Chung (; 28 January 1949 – 14 July 2008) was a Singaporean politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from May 1997 to October 2001 and Jurong GRC from March 2002 t ...

(翁执中; 1949-2008), Singaporean politician *

Ong Huay Dee On 15 June 2000, 65-year-old part-time taxi driver Ong Huay Dee (翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì) was murdered by a passenger while he was driving along Pasir Ris in Singapore. Ong's passenger and killer, 25-year-old Thai people, Thai national Khwan-On Na ...

(翁伙俤 Wēng Huŏdì), Singaporean taxi driver and murder victim * Ong Schan Tchow (翁占秋; 1900-1945), Chinese artist *

Ong Tee Keat Ong Tee Keat (; born 22 November 1956) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Transport (Malaysia), Minister of Transport in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahma ...

(翁诗杰; born 1956), Malaysian politician *

Ong Yoke Lin Omar Ong Yoke Lin ( zh, 翁毓麟; 23 July 1917 – 1 July 2010) was a Malaysian politician, diplomat and businessman. He was a founding member of the Malaysian Chinese Association, and was a key figure in the country's road to independence. On ...

(翁毓麟; 1917-2010), Malaysian politician :Ang * Andrew Ang (翁安得烈, born 1946), former Singaporean supreme court judge *

Muljadi Muljadi (born 1942; as Ang Tjin Siang; zh, s=翁振祥) was a world class badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973. Career Muljadi's career spanned two separate eras of Indonesian domination of the then triennial Thomas ...

(born Ang Tjin Siang 翁振祥; 1942-2010), Indonesian businessman *

Tahir Taher () (spelled Tahir and Tahar in English and French, Тагир in Russian; Pashto, Urdu and Persian: طاهر,; , ) is a name meaning "pure" or "virtuous". The origin of this name is Arabic. There are several Semitic variations that include ...

(born Ang Tjoen Ming 翁俊民; born 1952), Indonesian businessman :Ng * Vincent Ng Cheng Hye (翁清海; born 1975), Singaporean actor, martial artist and businessman :Ongg *

Judy Ongg Judy Ongg (; born 24 January 1950) is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer, actress, author, and woodblock-print artist. Born in Taipei, she graduated from Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, and after which, she became a naturalized Japanese citizen. H ...

(翁倩玉; born 1950), Taiwanese-Japanese singer :Oung * Andrew Oung (翁大銘; 1950-2015), Taiwanese politician :Ueng * Ueng Ming-yih (翁明義; born 1952), Taiwanese skier :Yung *

Barbara Yung Barbara Yung Mei-ling (, 7 May 1959 – 14 May 1985) was a famous Hong Kong actress during the early 1980s. Yung died of suicide by gas inhalation at the age of 26, during the peak of her career. Her most popular acting role was Huang Rong in ...

(翁美玲; 1959-1985), Hong Kong actress *

Philip Yung Philip Yung Tsz-kwong () is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and critic. Yung won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards for ''Port of Call'' (2015), and won Best Director at the 31st Hong Kong ...

(翁子光), Hong Kong film director *

Yvonne Yung Yvonne Yung (born 17 September 1968) is a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Early life Yung was born on 17 September 1968 in Beijing. At age 12, Yung immigrated to Hong Kong. Career Yung started her entertainment career as a mod ...

(翁虹; born 1968), Chinese actress * Yuk L. Yung (翁玉林), professor at the California Institute of Technology

References

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