Hong Kong

Etymology

From Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2, literally “fragrant harbor”), a former settlement and area now known as Aberdeen on the southwest side of Hong Kong Island.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋ

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Proper noun

Hong Kong

1. A city located on an island east of the Pearl River delta in the South China Sea, formerly owned by the United Kingdom and now administrated by the People's Republic of China.
2. Hong Kong Island, the site of the city, lying off Guangdong province in southeastern China.
3. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, which includes nearby islands and the Kowloon Peninsula.
4. (historical) The British colony which previously administered the area of the present-day Chinese SAR.

Proper noun

Hong Kong m

1. Hong Kong (coastal administrative region in south-east China)

Proper noun

Hong Kong

1. Alternative spelling of Hongkong

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɔ̃ɡ.kɔ̃ɡ/, /ɔŋ.kɔŋ/

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Proper noun

Hong Kong

1. Hong Kong

Alternative forms

• Hongkong (dated)

Etymology

From Cantonese 香港 (“fragrant harbour”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌhõɡ.ˈkõɡ/, /ˌhõ.ɡi.ˈkõ.ɡi/

Proper noun

Hong Kong f

1. Hong Kong (a city and special administrative region of China)

Alternative forms

• Hongkong

Proper noun

Hong Kong m (Cyrillic spelling Хонг Конг)

1. Hong Kong

Proper noun

Hong Kong m

1. Hong Kong (coastal administrative region in south-east China)