Cheung

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/t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ//t͡ʃʌŋ//t͡ʃuːŋ/Hong Kong[t͡ʃœŋ]

proper noun

A surname from Cantonese.

OriginCantonese 張 /张 →
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Meanings

proper nounCheung (plural Cheungs)

plural Cheungs

  1. A surname from Cantonese.
    1 more example

    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.[…] In 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.

    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 03 Nov 2021, Hong Kong

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
zhang

Origin

  1. Cantonese張 /张
  2. EnglishCheung

From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.

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Cite this entry
APA

Cheung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheung

MLA

“Cheung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheung. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheung,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheung.

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