Peng

See also: PEng, P'eng, Péng, péng, pèng, pēng, pěng, and peng-

English

Alternative forms

• P'eng (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 彭 (Péng).

Proper noun

Peng (plural Pengs)

1. A surname from Mandarin.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彭 (zh) (Péng)

• Czech: Pcheng
• French: Peng (fr)
• German: Peng
• Italian: Peng
• Korean: 펑 (Peong)
• Portuguese: Peng
• Russian: Пэн (ru) (Pɛn)
• Spanish: Peng
• Vietnamese: Bành

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Pein (Moselle Franconian)
• Ping (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German pīna, from Latin poena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peŋ/

Noun

Peng f (no plural)

1. (Ripuarian) pain

   Saach mer drei Saache, die wiehdonn! — ? — Meng Peng, deng Peng on em Schäng seng Peng.

   Tell me three things that hurt! — ? — My pain, your pain, and John’s pain, too. (Humorous example of “Ripuarian Chinese”.)