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Etymology of Yong

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.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ko",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "^雍"
      },
      "expansion": "雍 (Yōng)"
    },
    {
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese"
    },
    {
      "name": "zh-l",
      "args": {
        "1": "楊",
        "tr": "joeng4"
      },
      "expansion": "楊／杨 (joeng4)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
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        "2": "hak",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hakka"
    },
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      "name": "zh-l",
      "args": {
        "1": "楊",
        "tr": "Yòng"
      },
      "expansion": "楊／杨 (Yòng)"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese"
    },
    {
      "name": "zh-l",
      "args": {
        "1": "容",
        "tr": "jung4"
      },
      "expansion": "容 (jung4)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ko",
        "3": "^용(龍)"
      },
      "expansion": "Korean 용(龍) (Yong)"
    }
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      "雍#Chinese"
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      "楊",
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      "楊#Chinese"
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      "容#Chinese"
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Synonym of Yongzhou: any of various regions and provinces of ancient and early medieval China.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雍州 (Yōngzhōu, “Harmonious Province”).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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        "2": "zh",
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        "4": "",
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