Question: is ng chinese or vietnamese?
Answer: Ng (pronounced [ŋ̍]; English approximation often /ɪŋ/ or /ɛŋ/) is a Cantonese (ng4), Shanghainese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/吴 (Pinyin transliteration for Mandarin equivalent: Wú) and 伍 (ng5) (Mandarin Wǔ) meaning "five" or "troops".