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.

Nearby words

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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