Wong
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//wɒŋ//
- United Kingdom//wɔːŋ//
- United States//wɔŋ//
- United States//wɑŋ//
A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
proper noun
- 1
A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
Would Mr. Kim prefer that our biracial protagonists leave Master Wong to die? Is he ignoring the fact they save him with skills the master taught them?
But Hong Kong-based cross-media artist Victor Wong didn’t think the painting — which looks like a blurry oil painting of a man — was anything that revolutionary.
Etymology
From Cantonese, from Chinese: * 王 (wong⁴, “king”). Doublet of Vuong and Wang. * 黃／黄 (wong⁴, “yellow”). Doublet of Huynh and Huang. * 汪 (wong¹).
Forms
- plural
- Wongs
wonderland · A place full of wonder or marvels.wondrous · Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.wong · Low-lying land, usually marshy.
Wong · A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
wont · Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt…woo · To endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.Woo · A surname from Chinese.