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'''Wong''' is the transliteration of 黃 ([[Huang]]) (literally meaning "[[yellow]]") and 王,汪 ([[Wang]]) (literally, "[[King]]") in [[Cantonese Chinese]]. |
'''Wong''' is the transliteration of 黃 ([[Huang]]) (literally meaning "[[yellow]]") and 王,汪 ([[Wang]]) (literally, "[[King]]") in [[Cantonese Chinese]]. |
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A '''wong''' is also a rare term for a piece of [[common land]] in [[England]]. There is an example of a '''wong''' in [[Horncastle]] |
A '''wong''' is also a fairly rare term for a piece of [[common land]] in [[England]]. The term dates back to [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]] and the [[Domesday Book|Domesday Survey]]. There is an example of a '''wong''' in [[Horncastle]] in [[Lincolnshire]]. |
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Revision as of 14:03, 5 November 2004
Wong is the transliteration of 黃 (Huang) (literally meaning "yellow") and 王,汪 (Wang) (literally, "King") in Cantonese Chinese.
A wong is also a fairly rare term for a piece of common land in England. The term dates back to William the Conqueror and the Domesday Survey. There is an example of a wong in Horncastle in Lincolnshire.