ying

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/ˈjɪŋ/

proper noun

A surname from Mandarin.

“In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.”

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Chengancient city and former state in ShaanxiChina
Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

ying1

nounying (plural yings)

plural yings

  1. Multicultural London EnglishalsoalternativereduplicationslangAlternative form of ching (“knife”).

    The man just comin so fast They all like some fucking athletes Got me screaming “where is your ying?” Like Imma tryna get you in the backstreets

    2021 August 17, TStackz & Kapz, “BGB”, 1:21–1:27
    1 more example

    Swing my ying-ying, tryna turn man history Masking my face, so I’m so mystery […] Put rips in his teeth like fashion Swing my ying-yang Tryna do him with a passion […] I’m trying to inch up my ying

    2021 February 28, SplashTheRipper, “Warya Warya”, 1:18–1:21 and 2:18–2:21 and 2:35
verbying (third-person singular simple present yings, present participle yinging, simple past and past participle yinged)

present singular third person yings · participle present yinging · participle past yinged · past yinged

  1. Multicultural London EnglishalternativeslangAlternative form of ching (“to stab”).

    Swing it, ying it, Hit man’s chest T-deadly

    2021 February 28, SplashTheRipper, “Warya Warya”, 2:49–2:51

Ying2

proper nounYing (plural Yings)

plural Yings

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

    In present-day Mandarin, the First Emperor's real name is read as Ying Zheng.

  2. A county of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China.

    The Liao were responsible for building the tallest and oldest extant wooden pagoda, the famous Timber Pagoda in Ying county, Shanxi.

    2002, Guo Daiheng, “The Liao, Song, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties”, in Nancy S. Steinhardt, editor, Chinese Architecture, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 136
    1 more example

    This magnificent 900-year-old five-story pagoda in the Fugong Monastery in Ying County, Shanxi, is the oldest and largest wooden pagoda in China and one of very few ancient wooden structures to have survived earthquakes, fire and other ravages of time, apparently none the worse for wear.

    2004, Treasures of China, Reader's Digest, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120
  3. historicalAn ancient city in Hubei, China, a former capital of the state of Chu.
  4. historicalSynonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.

    Synonyms: Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Cheng, ancient city and former state in Shaanxi, China.

Similar
Chengancient city and former state in ShaanxiChina

Origin

From various romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese names, including 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng), 郢 (Yǐng), and 嬴 (Yíng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 嬴, 應 /应
  • 嬴 (jing⁴)Surname of the rulers of Qin
  • 應 /应Ying County; a surname
Chinese Mandarin 嬴, 應 /应
  • 嬴 (Yíng)Surname of the rulers of Qin
  • 應 /应 (Yīng or Yìng)Ying County; a surname

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

ying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ying

MLA

“ying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ying.

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