hong

American

[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.

hong British

/ hɒŋ /

noun

(in China) a factory, warehouse, etc
(formerly, in Canton) a foreign commercial establishment

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Etymology

Origin of hong

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

Example Sentences

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Shares of Chinese carmakers were largely lower in Hong Kong on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Equity markets across Asia sank, with Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Wellington and Taipei all deep in the red.

From Barron's

However, energy firms rallied, with Australia's Woodside Energy jumping more than five percent and Santos climbing nine percent, while PetroChina added almost four percent in Hong Kong.

From Barron's

The most recent posts the entrepreneur has shared with his 14,000 followers show him enjoying an international lifestyle - expensively-dressed, taking in glamorous Hong Kong, London, Istanbul and Marrakech in just the first two months of this year.

From BBC

Twenty-nine-year-old Anna Kwok lives in the U.S. and is on the board of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council.

From The Wall Street Journal

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