Dong
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Dong may refer to:

Asian languages
  • Vietnamese đồng (₫), the currency unit of Vietnam
  • Dong people
    Dong people
    The Dong , a Kam–Sui people of southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred Kam Sweet Rice , carpentry skills, and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain...

     (侗族), an ethnic minority group in China
  • Dong language
    Dong language
    The Kam language, also known as Gam , or in Chinese, Dong or Tung-Chia, is the language of the Dong people...

  • Dong Lake, a lake in the Hunan Province of China
  • Dong quai, a medicinal herb
  • Dong (동 or 洞), a section of a city in South Korea, smaller than a gu (ward) and approximately the size of five city blocks
  • A Sponge-model Nokia
    Nokia
    Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...

     cellular phone
  • Dong (film)
    Dong (film)
    Dong is a 2006 documentary film by Chinese director, Jia Zhangke. It is the companion piece to Jia's Still Life, which was released concurrently although Dong was reputedly conceived of first...

     (东), a documentary film by filmmaker Jia Zhangke
  • Dong (name), Vietnamese for the season of winter
  • Lá dong, Vietnamese for a type of prayer-plant (Phrynium placentarium)


People
  • Long Duk Dong or "the Donger," a character in the 1984 American movie Sixteen Candles
  • Dong Fangzhuo
    Dong Fangzhuo
    Dong Fangzhuo is a Chinese footballer who plays as a forward for Mika in the Armenian Premier League.- China :Dong first came to prominence in 2000 when he was named Player of the Tournament in an U-17 football competition. He signed for Dalian Saidelong and helped them to finish as runners-up in...

     (董方卓), a Chinese football player
  • Dong Yi Yang
    Dong Yi Yang
    Yang Dongi , often anglicised to Dongi Yang or Dong-Yi Yang, is a South Korean mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Yang mostly fought in Asia before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship-Early career:Yang began his...

     (born 1984), South Korean mixed martial arts fighter
  • Dong (Chinese surname), a transliteration of Chinese family names 董,東 (in Mandarin pinyin) and 黨 (in Cantonese)
  • Dong (Vietnamese surname)
    Dong (Vietnamese surname)
    Dong is a surname of Vietnamese origin, it is the anglicized variation of the surname Đồng or Đổng.In Chinese, Đồng is transliterated as Tong and Đổng is transliterated as Dong.-Reference:** and ). Cri.cn website....

    , an anglicized variation of the surname Đồng or Đổng.


Dong may also mean:
  • Penis
    Penis
    The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...

     or dildo
    Dildo
    A dildo is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily penetration during masturbation or sex with partners.- Description and uses :...

     (slang)
    • Long Dong Silver
      Long Dong Silver
      Long Dong Silver is the pseudonym of retired porn star Daniel Arthur Mead. He appeared in several pornographic movies in the UK and US during the late 1970s and early 1980s, famed for the apparent size of his penis...

      , a pornographic actor
  • A language game
    Language game
    A language game is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to the untrained ear. Language games are used primarily by groups attempting to conceal their conversations from others...

     where words are spelled out and consonants have the syllable -ong added on the end
  • A creature in the nonsense poem of Edward Lear
    Edward Lear
    Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...

    , The Dong with a Luminous Nose
  • A home run
    Home run
    In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

     in the sport of baseball
  • A hot dog
    Hot dog
    A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...

     or German sausage
  • Dong Open Air
    Dong Open Air
    Dong Open Air is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany since 2001. The 2009 edition will take place on July 17 and July 18.-2001:...

    , a heavy metal festival in Germany, named after the Dong hill
  • Dong (administrative division)
    Dong (administrative division)
    A dong is the lowest administrative unit of districts and of those cities which are not divided into wards throughout Korea...

    , a neighborhood division in Korea


DONG can be an abbreviation for:
  • DONG Energy
    DONG Energy
    -History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...

    , one of Denmark's energy companies
    • DONG Cup, a former name of the Danish Cup
      Danish Cup
      The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...

       trophy, sponsored by the oil company from 2000 to 2004

See also

  • Taepodong (disambiguation) and Rodong-1, types of North Korean missiles
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