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[ hong ] / hɒŋ /
noun(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc. one of the factories under foreign ownership formerly maintained at Canton. Origin of hong1720–30; <dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, equivalent to Chinese háng row of shops Words nearby honghoneysuckle ornament, honey-sweet, honey trap, honey wagon, honeywort, hong, hongi, Hong Kong, Hong Kongese, Hong Kong influenza, Hongshui He Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hongHONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard. China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Memes that ridiculed political leaders and the Hong Kong Police Force shot through fiber optic cables at light speed. China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The past two months have been a war of attrition between the Hong Kong government and pro-democracy protestors. The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST What convinced you to make the trip to Hong Kong to first meet Snowden? Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets|Marlow Stern|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I stayed longer in Hong Kong than Glenn and Ewen, and was hoping to film Snowden one more time where he was hiding out. Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets|Marlow Stern|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Answers to these petitions were invariably received, when the Hong merchants would prepare for us a rejoinder, if necessary. The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844|William C. Hunter The environs of Hong Kong are extremely interesting, and the roads are kept in most admirable condition. Due West|Maturin Murray Ballou He agreed to pay a large money indemnity and to cede Hong Kong absolutely. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson So, day after day, the Castoga had lain in the mountain-bordered harbor at Hong Kong. Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station|H. Irving Hancock The Chinese who held this office had been an old Hong merchant at Canton. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas|W. Hastings Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for hong
noun(in China) a factory, warehouse, etc (formerly, in Canton) a foreign commercial establishment Word Origin for hongC18: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |