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 Middle High German pīne, from Old High German pīna, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā.

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”.)