- 富翁 fùwēng rich mana person of great wealth; a millionaire or billionaire; often used to refer specifically to a man
- 百万富翁 bǎiwànfùwēng millionairea person who possesses assets worth a million or more; any very wealthy person
- 主人翁 zhǔrénwēng masterA person who is in control or has a sense of ownership, such as the master of a house or a citizen as the master of their country.
- 老翁 lǎowēng old manan elderly man; graybeard
- 信天翁 xìntiānwēng albatross (bird)Any of various large web-footed seabirds of the family Diomedeidae, characterized by long narrow wings and great soaring power
- 不倒翁 bùdǎowēng roly-poly toyA round-bottomed doll or toy that rights itself when knocked over; also called a tumbler or daruma doll.
- 醉翁之意不在酒 zuìwēngzhīyìbùzàijiǔ to have an ulterior motivethe wine-lover's heart is not in the cup; to have hidden intentions or be pursuing a different goal than what is stated; (originally) of an interest in the beauty of nature rather than the wine itself
- 塞翁失马 sàiwēngshīmǎ blessing in disguiseLiterally "the old man on the frontier loses his horse"; an idiom suggesting that misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, or vice versa. It describes how disaster and good fortune can alternate or transform into one another, emphasizing that one should not judge events based only on their immediate impact
- 渔翁 yúwēng old fishermanan elderly man who fishes for a living; old fisherman
- 莎翁 shāwēng Shakespeare(abbreviation) the playwright William Shakespeare; used in popular culture and literary circles
- 白头翁 báitóuwēng white-haired manan elderly man with white hair
- 阿翁 āwēng grandfather(literary or regional) grandfather
- 醉翁 zuìwēng drunkardan old drunkard; a person who loves drinking; a wine-lover
- 渔翁得利 yúwēngdélì to profit from others' conflictA third party profiting from a conflict between two others who are at a standstill.
- 渔翁之利 yúwēngzhīlì profit from others' conflictProfit gained by a third party when two others are locked in a struggle; used to describe taking advantage of a conflict between others.
- 翁源 wēngyuán WengyuanWengyuan county in Shaoguan City, Guangdong
- 醉翁亭 zuìwēngtíng Zuiweng PavilionA famous historical pavilion located in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, built during the Northern Song dynasty; its name was inspired by the nickname of the writer Ouyang Xiu, who wrote the classic essay [[醉翁亭记|醉翁亭記|zui4 weng1 ting2 ji4]] while serving as an official there.
- 翁仲 wēngzhòng graveyard statuary(literary) Large stone statues of people or animals placed at the entrance of tombs or palaces. Originates from historical legends of a giant warrior in the Qin Dynasty, later used to describe bronze or stone human figures placed at gates or buried for spiritual protection.
- 翁源县 wēngyuánxiàn Wengyuan CountyWengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City, Guangdong province
- 翁牛特旗 wēngniútèqí Ongniud BannerOngniud Banner in [[赤峰|赤峰|chi4 feng1]], Inner Mongolia
- 翁姑 wēnggū parents-in-lawhusband's father and mother; a woman's parents-in-law
- 尊翁 zūnwēng your father(honorific) an extremely polite way to address someone else's father
- 东翁 dōngwēng employer(literary) employer or host; respectful term of address for one's patron
- 诗翁 shīwēng aged poeta respectful way to address a poet; usually refers to a renowned poet of advanced age
- 田舍翁 tiánshèwēng old countrymanan old countryman; an elderly farmer
- 卡斯特利翁 kǎsītèlìwēng CastellónCastellón, a city and province in Spain
- 乃翁 nǎiwēng your father(literary) your father
- 亲家翁 qìngjiawēng son or daughter's father-in-lawAddress used for the father of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
- 亿万富翁 yìwànfùwēng billionairebillionaire; trillionaire; an extremely wealthy person
- 仙翁 xiānwēng immortal old manelderly male immortal in Daoist mythology or folklore
- 伊瑞克提翁庙 yīruìkètíwēngmiào Erechtheionthe Erechtheion temple on the Acropolis in Athens
- 冰翁 bīngwēng father-in-law(literary) A respectful way to refer to one's father-in-law; wife's father
- 凫翁 fúwēng watercockwatercock; a bird of the rail family (Gallicrex cinerea)
- 卖炭翁 màitànwēng The Old Charcoal SellerA famous poem by the Tang dynasty poet [[白居易|白居易|bai2 ju1 yi4]] about the hardships of a charcoal seller
- 南极仙翁 nánjíxiānwēng Old Man of the South PoleThe God of Longevity in Chinese mythology and folk religion; often depicted as a bald old man with a high forehead, white beard, and carrying a staff.
- 塞翁失马,焉知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú blessing in disguisethe old man from the frontier lost his horse, how could one know it would not be a blessing; a setback may turn out to be a lucky break in the end
- 塞翁失马安知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎ'ānzhīfēifú a blessing in disguiseThe old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; refers to a setback that eventually has good results.
- 塞翁失马焉知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú a blessing in disguisethe old man lost his horse, but it turned out for the best; a setback may prove to be a blessing in disguise
- 外翁 wàiwēng maternal grandfathermother's father
- 大富翁 dàfùwēng multimillionairea very wealthy person; tycoon; zillionaire
- 太极仙翁 tàijíxiānwēng Immortal Elder of the Supreme Ultimatehonorific title of Ge Xuan, a prominent Taoist practitioner and ancestor of the Lingbao school
- 太翁 tàiwēng grandfather(literary) your father's father; paternal grandfather
- 富家翁 fùjiāwēng rich old mana wealthy man, usually elderly; also written [[富翁|富翁|fu4 weng1]]
- 封翁 fēngwēng ennobled father(literary) an honorary title given to the father of a high-ranking official who was ennobled because of his son's success
- 短尾信天翁 duǎnwěixìntiānwēng short-tailed albatrossa large sea bird species found in the North Pacific
- 笠翁十种曲 lìwēngshízhòngqǔ Ten Plays by Li Wengcollection of ten plays written by the early Qing dynasty dramatist Li Yu (Li Liweng), which includes famous works such as the Jade Hairpin
- 翁主 wēngzhǔ princessThe title of a daughter of a vassal king during the Han dynasty, equivalent to the later term [[郡主|郡主|jun4 zhu3]].
- 翁同龢 wēngtónghé Weng TongheWeng Tonghe (1830–1904), a prominent Chinese statesman, literati, and calligrapher of the late Qing Dynasty; served as a high-ranking official and tutor to the Tongzhi and Guangxu Emperors, and was a supporter of the Hundred Days' Reform before being dismissed.
- 翁婿 wēngxù father-in-law and son-in-lawfather-in-law (specifically the wife's father) and son-in-law
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