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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 484. ISBN 9780192527479. The other surname Chéng ( 程 ) is homophonous with 成 in Mandarin but not in Cantonese, and when based on the latter is usually spelled Ching (Yale: Chìhng; Jyutping: Cing4; IPA: /t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/).
- ↑ Hanks, Coates & McClure 2016 , p. 2447
- ↑ Hanks, Coates & McClure 2016 , p. 2447. For the Teochew pronunciation, see Fielde, Adele M. (1883). "辛". A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 488. Additionally see "辛". mogher.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Hanks, Coates & McClure 2016 , p. 1291. Also romanised as Hsing in the Wade–Giles system used in Taiwan, and Shyng in the less-common Gwoyeu Romatzyh system.
- ↑ "Shing". Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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