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
And half went for a da hong pao, which is big, brash, and bright red because, well, looks matter.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
Also, “you want to taste it in the nose, body, then tail. It’s one of the only ones that hit me in all sections,” says Porter of one of the da hong pao.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2017
My table was from my family and was of a very fragrant red wood, not what you call rosewood, but hong mu, which is so fine there’s no English word for it.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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