English Explanatory Dictionary

yong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obsolete spelling of young.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. Synonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

Pronunciation

/jɔŋ/

Word forms

yong yonger yongest Yongs

Etymology

The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.

Synonyms

Yongzhou

Related words

yong bell yong tau foo
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