what does this mean?

• tjb

  10 Jul 05, 01:38

  hi, I see on tv at name section many people has name? or ID? called
  Ng, Ping, Wong, Ong, Chong, Cheng,Ho, etc etc
  are they some code or part of his/her real name?
  
  those codes doesnt seems to have meaning to me, "Ng" stands for National Guard ? Ho for ?? holmium?
  
• ditzy

  10 Jul 05, 01:40

  Its their surname?
• tjb

  10 Jul 05, 01:44

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Its their surname?

  really???
• ditzy

  10 Jul 05, 01:46

  Originally posted by tjb:

  really???

  No?
• tjb

  10 Jul 05, 03:30

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  No?

  donno... Chong Cheng can be name but Ng...
  
  NG
  
  if Ng is name how do u pronouce it?
  just N.G.?
• Patrik

  10 Jul 05, 03:41

  Ya..
  Ng..Ngaw..Chew...and so on...all are surnames
• Tuatau

  10 Jul 05, 04:23

  Originally posted by tjb:
  if Ng is name how do u pronouce it?
  just N.G.?

  It is pronounced as a nasal sound. You may wish to listen to the sound files below for some idea:
  
  http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Canton/sound/ng4.wav
  http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Canton/sound/ng5.wav
  http://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/Canton/sound/ng6.wav
  
  I'd pronounce it like 6, but keep it short (like a grunt) and don't drag it.
• huiz

  10 Jul 05, 09:54

  Originally posted by tjb:

  donno... Chong Cheng can be name but Ng...
  
  NG
  
  if Ng is name how do u pronouce it?
  just N.G.?

  NG = No good?
  
  sorry sorry to all NGs here...
  
  seems like u arent local.