Chinese surname

伍

The Chinese surname 伍 (Mandarin wǔ, Cantonese ng5) is spelled Go, Ng in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	wǔ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ng5
Definition (Unihan)	five, company of five; troops

Spelling tree of 伍

伍 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Go	Hokkien
Ng	Cantonese · Hakka

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Spellings of 伍 in Malaysia

GoSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 吳
NgSpelling common in Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 吳, 黃

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.