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xiong

xiong is the alternative form of siong.

Meaning of siong

Adjective

siong (comparative more siong, superlative most siong)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Very tough, challenging.
    • Oh well, it was xiong, but overall OK, lah.1994, C. S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, Singapore: Times Books International, →ISBN, page 58

Proper noun capitalized: Xiong

Xiong (plural Xiongs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of xiong

Adjective
comparativemore xiong
superlativemost xiong
Proper noun
pluralXiongs
alternative formHsiung

Origin of xiong

From Hokkien 傷 /伤 (siong). The spelling with x is Pinyin-based.

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 熊 (Xióng). Doublet of Hsiung.

Questions about xiong

What does xiong mean?
Xiong means a surname.
What is xiong the alternative form of?
Xiong is the alternative form of siong.
What part of speech is xiong?
Xiong is a proper noun.

Words near xiong in the dictionary

  1. Xinyu
  2. Xinzheng
  3. Xinzhou
  4. Xinzhu
  5. Xinzhuang
  6. xiong
  7. Xiong'an
  8. Xiong'an New Area
  9. Xiongan
  10. xionghuang wine
  11. Xiongnu

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