郑裕彤 (Zhèng Yùtóng) · Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong billionaire,…

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1 Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong billionaire, founder of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery and chairman of New World Development

About Cheng Yu-tung

1925–2016 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Hong Kong businessman who turned 周大福 (Chow Tai Fook), the Macau gold shop where he started as an apprentice, into a jewellery chain found across China, and co-founded the property group New World Development.

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HSK 7-9

郑裕彤把周大福打造成了华人世界最大的珠宝品牌。

Zhèng Yùtóng bǎ Zhōu dà fú dǎzào chéng le huárén shìjiè zuì dà de zhūbǎo pǐnpái.

Cheng Yu-tung built Chow Tai Fook into the largest jewelry brand in the Chinese-speaking world.

HSK 7-9

郑裕彤是香港四大家族之一的创始人。

Zhèng Yùtóng shì Xiānggǎng sìdà jiāzú zhīyī de chuàngshǐrén.

Cheng Yu-tung was the founder of one of Hong Kong's four major tycoon families.

HSK 7-9

郑裕彤去世后,家族生意由孙子郑志刚接手。

Zhèng Yùtóng qùshì hòu, jiāzú shēngyi yóu sūnzi Zhèng Zhì gāng jiēshǒu.

After Cheng Yu-tung's death, his grandson Adrian Cheng took over the family business.

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culture

Hong Kong nicknamed him 鲨胆彤 (saa¹ daam² tung⁴), 'shark-gall Tung', for his daring deals: in Cantonese a shark's gall stands for nerve. 周大福 is also credited with introducing 999.9 'four nines' pure gold.