hong
Americannoun
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(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
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one of the factories under foreign ownership formerly maintained at Canton.
noun
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(in China) a factory, warehouse, etc
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(formerly, in Canton) a foreign commercial establishment
Etymology
Origin of hong
1720–30; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, equivalent to Chinese háng row of shops
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles designer Christine Lau’s handmade leather hong bao can be used for red envelopes during Lunar New Year or as a card case for good luck all year long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
His association with the dish led Cultural Revolution radicals to change the name of the dish to hong bao ji ding — fast-fried chicken cubes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
Several northern provinces grow da hong pao, the marketing name for a larger, redder, flashier species than what’s grown in Hanyuan.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
And half went for a da hong pao, which is big, brash, and bright red because, well, looks matter.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
I abandoned my beautiful mah jong table of hong mu.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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