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Geng may refer to:
- Geng (dish) , a thick soup
- Geng (surname) , a Chinese surname
- Norbert Geng (b. 1965), German lawyer and professor
- 21359 Geng, an asteroid
Gēng is type of thick soup found in Chinese cuisine. Its thickening agent is usually starch which makes the soup translucent and smooth. Many soups can be cooked in this way, such as expensive shark fin soup, Madame Song's fish soup , and corn soup.
Geng is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Keng in Wade–Giles. Geng is listed 350th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 139th most common surname in China, shared by 990,000 people.
Usage examples of "geng".
Mai Geng tossed a look over his shoulder occasionally, and his little legs pumped into a trot.
Once there, Mai Geng halted^ his small chest barely rising and falling from his exertion.
He saw no weapons around, and he watched Mai Geng scamper back to join them in the cabin, where they were safe from the spray created by the bow of the swift little boat.
Layne murmured her thanks, grateful that Matt put his arm around her to steady her, A while later, Geng crawled out into the bow for a few minutes and then came back in.
In 1664 he organized the government of Taiwan, and in 1674 went to the aid of Geng Jingzhong, Satrap of Fujian, in his revolt against Manchu rule.