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Webster 1913 Edition


Hong

Hong

,
Noun.
[Chinese
hang
, Canton dialect
hong
, a mercantile house, factory.]
A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage.
Hong merchant
,
one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.

Hong

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
To hang.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

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hồng

hồng

See also: hong, Hong, hóng, hòng, hōng, and hǒng

Vietnamese

Adjective

hồng

  1. pink
  2. (Sino-Vietnamese) red

Noun

hồng

  1. persimmon

Synonyms

  • quả hồng vàng

Derived terms

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