Meanings
proper noun
alternative Teng
- A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.
Think of the foam pie a protestor tried to throw in Rupert Murdoch’s face, halted by his then-wife Wendi Deng.
2019 May 21, Luke McGee, “Right-wing British politicians are having milkshakes thrown over them. Here’s why”, in CNN
Origin
Borrowed from Mandarin 鄧／邓 (Dèng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دِينْغ, تِينْغ
- دِينْغ (dinḡ)Chinese surname
- تِينْغ (tinḡ)Chinese surname
Bulgarian Дън
- Дън (Dăn)Chinese surname
Chinese Mandarin 鄧 /邓
- 鄧 /邓 (Dèng)Chinese surname
Greek Ντενγκ
- Ντενγκ (Ntengk)Chinese surname
Hebrew דנג, טנג
- דנגChinese surname
- טנגChinese surname
Hindi देंग
- देंग (deṅg)Chinese surname
Japanese 鄧, デン
- 鄧Chinese surname
- デンChinese surname
- テンChinese surname
- トウ (Tō)Chinese surname
Korean 등
- 등 (Deung)Chinese surname
Russian Дэн, Тэн
- Дэн (Dɛn)Chinese surname
- Тэн (Tɛn)Chinese surname
- Тенг (Teng)Chinese surname
Thai เติ้ง
- เติ้ง (dterng)Chinese surname
Ukrainian Ден
- ДенChinese surname
Vietnamese Đặng
- ĐặngChinese surname
Cite this entry
APA
Deng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deng
MLA
“Deng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deng. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deng,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deng.
Source: Deng on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.