hong

[ 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.

Words nearby hong

honeysuckle, honeysuckle family, honeysuckle ornament, honeytrap, honeywort, hong, hong kong, hong kong influenza, hong kongese, hong xiu quan, hong-wu

Origin of hong

1720–30; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hòhng, equivalent to Chinese háng row of shops

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Examples from the Web for hong

HONG 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

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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