chong

good, excellent, admirable [slang]

Part of speech

exclamation

Pronunciation

t͡ʃoŋ

Sound out chong letter by letter:

• cht͡ʃch as in 'chew'
• ooo as in 'go'
• ngŋng as in 'sing' (can start a word)

• Literally be vertical [...] The word chong may also be used as an exclamation expressing approval or satisfaction, somewhat like standard maj (good). Thus, one may describe one's feelings about a skillfully made knife or about an upcoming social event by saying simply chong (literally, vertical but meaning good, excellent, admirable). See also qu' (literally, be fierce), another slang term used to express approval. [KGT pp.148--149]

• maj — good (expressing satisfaction)
• qu' — great, wonderful [slang]
• majQa' — well done, very good
• qu' — be great, be wonderful, be excellent, be superlative, be splendid, be good [slang]
• QaQ — be good
• 'ey — be good, be delicious, be tasty, be harmonious
• pov — be excellent

KGT pp.148--149

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.