hong

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

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

hong (plural hongs)

  1. A foreign trading company in China (行,洋行)

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hong

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

[edit] Usage notes

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

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