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Cheung
//t͡ʃɪˈʌŋ// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"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."
Etymology
From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.
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