hong

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

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 行 (hong4, “trade, business”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

hong (plural hongs)

  1. A foreign trading company in China.

Anagrams

Ludian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish honka.

Noun

hong

  1. forest pine

Mandarin

Romanization

hong

  1. Nonstandard spelling of hōng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of hóng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of hǒng.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of hòng.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Palauan

Etymology

From Japanese 本 (hon).

Noun

hong

  1. book

Veps

Noun

hong

  1. forest pine

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Chinese 烘, Thai แห้ง (hɛ̂ɛng).

Pronunciation

Verb

hong (𣈞, 𤈤)

  1. to dry (in the wind, sun, or near the fire)
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