Chua may refer to: *

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages ...

or Teochew Romanisation of Cai (surname)

People named Chua

* Paul Chua, Singaporean bodybuilding official * Leon O. Chua (born 1936), Philippines-born American electrical engineer *

Amy Chua Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law ...

(born 1962), American legal academic and author, daughter of Leon O. Chua *

Robert Chua Robert Chua Wah-Peng (born 20 May 1946) is an Asian broadcaster. Background Born in 1946 in Colony of Singapore, on 20 May 1946, he has worked internationally in Australia, Hong Kong and China as well. Among other activities in his career, he was ...

, Singaporean television presenter *

Tanya Chua Tanya Chua (; born 28 January 1975) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She launched her singing career by releasing her debut studio album ''Bored'' in 1997. Her albums, ''Amphibian'' (2005), '' Goodbye & Hello'' (2007), ''Sing It Out of Love'' (2 ...

, Singaporean Singaporean and songwriter * Chau Jim Neo, Singaporean cookbook author * Chua Tian Chang, Malaysian politician *

Chua Lam Chua Lam (also known as Mandarin: Tsai Lan, Cantonese: Choi Lan, Teochew: Chùa Lāng) (simplified Chinese: , traditional Chinese: , born 1941 in Singapore) is a Singaporean columnist, food critic, and occasional television host based in Hong ...

, columnist, food critic and television host in Hong Kong and Japan *

Chua Soi Lek Tan Sri Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek (); born 2 January 1947, also known as Chua Kin Seng, is a Chinese Malaysian politician from the state of Johor. He is the 9th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party ...

, Malaysian politician *

Joi Chua Joi Chua (, born 3 August 1978) is a Singaporean female pop singer. Her most famous songs are "Waiting for a Sunny Day" (《等一个晴天》), "Watching the Sunrise With Me" (《陪我看日出》), the Chinese version of "Nada Soso" and "Win ...

, Singaporean singer * Jonathan Chua, Singaporean musician & entrepreneur *

Tony Chua Antonio "Tony" Chua (1965-September 26, 2009) was a Filipino Chinese businessman. His family owns Photokina Marketing Corporation, which distributed Red Bull in the Philippines; he managed and was the governor of the Barako Bull Energy Boosters, ...

, Filipino Chinese businessman *

Alfrancis Chua Alfrancis P. Chua (born January 17, 1966) is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player and coach. He is currently the team manager of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the sports director of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), overseeing ...

, Filipino professional basketball coach *

Chua Ek Kay Chua Ek Kay () (21 November, 1947 – 8 February 2008) was a Singaporean artist hailed as the "bridge between Asian and Western art" with a unique painting style using Chinese ink on paper that demonstrated an ingenious blend of traditional Chin ...

, Singaporean artist * Simon Chua Ling Fung, Singaporean bodybuilder *

Manuel Chua Manuel Chua (born ) is a Filipino model, actor, businessman, and politician. Acting career He was discovered in the Filipino version of a reality game show, ''Pinoy Fear Factor'', which was aired on ABS-CBN from November 2008 to February 200 ...

, Filipino male model, actor * Mark Chua, Filipino student, killed for exposing irregularities in his university's Reserved Officers Training Corps Unit *

Chua Jui Meng Dato' Chua Jui Meng (; born 22 October 1943) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) of Dewan Rakyat for the Bakri constituency in the State of Johor for five terms from 1986 to 2008. He was the country's longest serv ...

, Malaysian politician * Brent Chua, Chinese Filipino model * Glen Chua, Canadian film director, actor, and writer * Michael Chua, Singaporean film producer, director and poet *

Chua Tee Yong Datuk Chua Tee Yong (; born 19 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician and was the Member of parliament of Malaysia for the Labis constituency in the State of Johor for two terms (2008-2018). He was one of the four Vice-Presidents of the Mala ...

, Malaysian politician * Chua Phung Kim (1939–1990), Singaporean weightlifter * Chua Sock Koong (1956–), is the Group CEO of Singapore Telecommunication * Chua Beng Huat, Singaporean academic * Chua Soon Bui, Malaysian politician * Dino Carlo Chua (1980–) is a Filipino politician *

Howard G. Chua-Eoan Howard G. Chua-Eoan is a Chinese American journalist and author. He is currently international editor of Bloomberg Opinion, the opinion and editorials side of Bloomberg News. He was previously deputy editor of ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' and News ...

, News Director for Time magazine * Chua Tze Jean (1987–), Malaysian professional golfer * Chua En Lai (1979–), Singaporean comedian and actor *

Dexmon Chua Dexmon Chua Yizhi (; – 28 December 2013) was a material analyst and Singaporeans, Singaporean who was brutally murdered in Singapore by his former girlfriend's husband Chia Kee Chen (), who craved revenge on Chua for having an affair with his ...

, Singaporean murder victim * Jimmy Chua Hwa Soon, Singaporean murderer *

Chua Ser Lien Chua Ser Lien (蔡思连 Caì Sīlián; – 8 July 2020) was a Singaporean who, together with his accomplice Tan Ping Koon, kidnapped a seven-year-old girl duirng Christmas Day of 2003. The abduction was brief and witnessed by several people, on ...

, Singaporean kidnapper

Places

* Tủa Chùa District, Vietnam * Chua Cuoi Stadium, multi-use stadium in Nam Dinh, Vietnam * Chua Trong, or Perfume Pagoda, Vietnam * Chua Bo De, Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in New Orleans, USA *

Chua Buu Mon Chua Buu Mon is a Buddhist Temple located on Proctor Street in Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur, Texas. Quick Stats Leader/Title: Most Venerable Huyen Viet Ethnic Composition: Mostly Vietnamese, with a growing non-Vietnamese population. Resident ...

, Buddhist Temple in Port Arthur, Texas, USA *

Chua Cocani Chua Cocani is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 1050. Near Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia ...

, small town in Bolivia *

Chua Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to ...

, suburb in the West Region of Singapore

Other

* Chua's circuit, an electrical circuit invented by Leon O. Chua, that exhibits chaotic behaviour *

Canh chua ''Canh chua'' (, ''sour soup'')The term ''canh'' refers to a clear broth with vegetables and often meat, and ''chua'' means "sour". or ''cá nấu'' ("cooked fish") is a Vietnamese sour soup indigenous to the Mekong Delta region of Southern ...

, a type of Vietnamese soup * Ba Chua Xu, southern Vietnamese prosperity goddess {{Disambig, surname, geo