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Cheung

chih-UHNG

Cheung (name) means a Cantonese surname. Example: “The Cheung family opened a bakery in the city centre.”

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A Cantonese surname.

"The Cheung family opened a bakery in the city centre."

How to Use Cheung

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA common Cantonese-Chinese family name.

Easily confused with

chang → zhang →

Cheungs plural

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The _____ family opened a bakery in the city centre.

From the Cantonese pronunciation of a Chinese character also romanised as Zhang or Chang in Mandarin.

Origin: Cantonese

Leung Yeung

What does “Cheung” mean?

The word “Cheung” means a Cantonese surname. In plain terms, a common Cantonese-Chinese family name.

How do you pronounce “Cheung”?

“Cheung” is pronounced chih-UHNG (/t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ/ in IPA).

How do you use “Cheung” in a sentence?

Here is “Cheung” used in a sentence: “The Cheung family opened a bakery in the city centre.”

What part of speech is “Cheung”?

“Cheung” is a name.

Where does the word “Cheung” come from?

The word “Cheung” comes from Cantonese. From the Cantonese pronunciation of a Chinese character also romanised as Zhang or Chang in Mandarin.

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