tung
pronunciation
How to pronounce tung in British English:
UK [tʊŋ]
How to pronounce tung in American English:
US [tʊŋ]
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- Noun:
- Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil
Word Origin
- tung
- 1889, from Chinese tong.
Example
- 1. That will take political courage on the part of mr tung .
- 2. But mr tung held his ground in the face of beijing 's mutterings .
- 3. The chief secretary 's likely replacement is the current financial secretary , donald tsang yam-kuen , a man who underscores his loyalty to mr tung by addressing him as louhbaan , cantonese for boss .
- 4. The npc 's brief pronouncement did not exclude the possibility of political reform in 2007 , when hong kong is due to select a new chief executive ( mr tung will have served his maximum two terms by then ) , and in 2008 when a new legislative council ( legco ) will be chosen .
- 5. The group is hoping to oust the company 's management and install a new team led by jacky tung , founder and president of privately held joy media group .