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hong
[ hong ]
/ hɒŋ /
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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.
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Origin of hong
1720–30; <dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, equivalent to Chinese háng row of shops
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hong
/ (hɒŋ) /
noun
(in China) a factory, warehouse, etc
(formerly, in Canton) a foreign commercial establishment
Word Origin for hong
C18: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect)
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