Cheng

Cheng (pinyin: zhēng) is also a Chinese plucked string instrument. Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable Cheng represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade-Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone is not known. Also within each system of romanisation, each syllable can represent one of several different characters, as with any Chinese syllable.
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(n.)
A chinese reed instrument, with tubes, blown by the mouth.
  

1) half tube plucked zither of the Han chinese; 2) chinese gong.

◊ verb ▪ To prop, to lean on as a prop ◦ nhà xiêu cần chống : the hut was tilted, so it should be propped up ◦ cụ già đi phải chống gậy : when walking, the old man had to lean on a stick ◦ ngồi chống tay vào cằm : to sit with one's chin propped up in one hand ◦ chống lò : to prop a pit (with pit-props) ▪ To punt ◦ chống bè : to punt a raft ▪ To oppose, to resist ◦ chiến_tranh chống xâm_lược : a war opposing aggression, an anti-aggression war ◦ thuốc chống ẩm

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Standing at Cheng's door in the snow.
Describing the respect shown to a teacher or admiration for a learned man.