Hongkong

See also: Hong-kong, Hong Kong, Hong-Kong, and Hồng Kông

English

Proper noun

Hongkong

1. Dated spelling of Hong Kong.: a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China
   • 1879 [1877 February 26], Anna Brassey, “The Inland Sea”, in A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam': Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months‎^[1], 6th edition, Toronto: Rose-Belford Publishing, →OCLC, page 370:

     At 4 a.m. we found ourselves close under the light on the eastern end of the island of Hongkong. We were surrounded by islands, and the morning was dark and thick; so we waited till 5.30, and then steamed on through the Kowloon passage up to the city of Victoria, as it is really named, though it is generally called Hongkong.

   • 1890 February 28, W. S. Wetmore, “RECOLLECTIONS OF LIFE IN CHINA IN THE FIFTIES.”, in North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette‎^[2], volume XLIV, number 1178, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 256, column 1; republished as Recollections of Life in the Far East‎^[3], 1894, →OCLC, page 32:

     In the spring of 1857, I, with several friends, left Hongkong for Shanghai, viâ Foochow, in the small coasting steamer Antelope.

   • 1895, E. J. Eitel, Europe in China: The History of Hongkong from the Beginning to the Year 1882‎^[4], London: Luzac & Company, pages 127–128:

     Hongkong, and the opposite portion of the mainland of China, known as the Peninsula of Kowloon, together with the few tiny islets situated close inshore (Kellett Island, Stonecutter's Island, Green Island, Tree Island, Aberdeen Middle Island, and Round Island), all of which are at the present day comprised, within the boundaries of the Colony, formed, since time immemorial, a portion of the Kwangtung (Canton) Province. The Island of Hongkong (covering an area of about 29 square miles) is situated, 76 miles of Canton, near the mouth of the Pearl River, the eastern banks of which are lined by the Tungkoon District (24 miles S.E. of Canton city) and the Sanon District (52 miles S.E. of Canton city), of which the Kowloon Peninsula and Kowloon City Promontory from^{[sic – meaning form]} the south-eastern extremities, whilst Hongkong is separated from Kowloon Peninsula by a channel of one nautical mile in width.

   • 1909 August 21, “THE TRUTH ABOUT PRATAS ISLAND”, in The Japan Weekly Mail‎^[5], volume LII, number 8, Yokohama, page 241:

     Thus they went further afield in their depredations, and only last Summer, it will be remembered, a party of Japanese bird-hunters was rescued by a Brazilian training-ship as far south as Wake’s Island, just as their provisions and water had petered out, and were brought on to Hongkong.

   • 1940, Irving S. Friedman, British Relations With China: 1931-1939‎^[6], Institute of Pacific Relations, →OCLC, page 81:

     Reports were common of a Sino-British agreement for British co-operation in the economic development of South China, including British financing of a railway in Hainan, the establishment of an airdrome on Tungsha Island southeast of Hongkong, an oil depot in the Sesha Islands southwest of Hainan, and the development of mines in South China.

   • 1979 April 29, “'Fifth modernization'”, in Free China Weekly‎^[7], volume XX, number 16, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

     Human rights advocate Wei Ching-sheng was arrested in Peiping's recent crackdown on dissidents according to a report from Hongkong.

   • 1993 [1992 October 1], Pei-tsun Hau, “Stability, Democracy, the Rule of Law, Development, and Reunification”, in Straight Talk‎^[8], Taipei: Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17:

     The ROCs set policy stipulates that ROC agencies will not be withdrawn from Hong Kong after 1997 and will continue helping our compatriots in Hongkong to maintain a free and democratic lifestyle.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hongkong.

Derived terms

• Hongkonger

Further reading

• “Hongkong”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Hongkong” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦoŋkoŋk]

Proper noun

Hongkong m inan (relational adjective hongkongský)

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “Hongkong”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Hongkong”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Proper noun

Hongkong

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Hong Kong

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng¹ gong²).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoŋkoŋ/, [ˈho̞ŋko̞ŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋkoŋ
• Syllabification^(key): Hong‧kong
• Hyphenation^(key): Hong‧kong

Proper noun

Hongkong

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

Inflection of Hongkong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Hongkong	—
genitive		Hongkongin	—
partitive		Hongkongia	—
illative		Hongkongiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Hongkong	—
accusative	nom.	Hongkong	—
	gen.	Hongkongin
genitive		Hongkongin	—
partitive		Hongkongia	—
inessive		Hongkongissa	—
elative		Hongkongista	—
illative		Hongkongiin	—
adessive		Hongkongilla	—
ablative		Hongkongilta	—
allative		Hongkongille	—
essive		Hongkongina	—
translative		Hongkongiksi	—
abessive		Hongkongitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hongkong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hongkongini — accusative nom. Hongkongini — gen. Hongkongini genitive Hongkongini — partitive Hongkongiani — inessive Hongkongissani — elative Hongkongistani — illative Hongkongiini — adessive Hongkongillani — ablative Hongkongiltani — allative Hongkongilleni — essive Hongkonginani — translative Hongkongikseni — abessive Hongkongittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hongkongisi — accusative nom. Hongkongisi — gen. Hongkongisi genitive Hongkongisi — partitive Hongkongiasi — inessive Hongkongissasi — elative Hongkongistasi — illative Hongkongiisi — adessive Hongkongillasi — ablative Hongkongiltasi — allative Hongkongillesi — essive Hongkonginasi — translative Hongkongiksesi — abessive Hongkongittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hongkongimme — accusative nom. Hongkongimme — gen. Hongkongimme genitive Hongkongimme — partitive Hongkongiamme — inessive Hongkongissamme — elative Hongkongistamme — illative Hongkongiimme — adessive Hongkongillamme — ablative Hongkongiltamme — allative Hongkongillemme — essive Hongkonginamme — translative Hongkongiksemme — abessive Hongkongittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hongkonginne — accusative nom. Hongkonginne — gen. Hongkonginne genitive Hongkonginne — partitive Hongkongianne — inessive Hongkongissanne — elative Hongkongistanne — illative Hongkongiinne — adessive Hongkongillanne — ablative Hongkongiltanne — allative Hongkongillenne — essive Hongkonginanne — translative Hongkongiksenne — abessive Hongkongittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hongkonginsa — accusative nom. Hongkonginsa — gen. Hongkonginsa genitive Hongkonginsa — partitive Hongkongiaan Hongkongiansa — inessive Hongkongissaan Hongkongissansa — elative Hongkongistaan Hongkongistansa — illative Hongkongiinsa — adessive Hongkongillaan Hongkongillansa — ablative Hongkongiltaan Hongkongiltansa — allative Hongkongilleen Hongkongillensa — essive Hongkonginaan Hongkonginansa — translative Hongkongikseen Hongkongiksensa — abessive Hongkongittaan Hongkongittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Xianggang (rare)

Derived terms

• hongkongilainen

French

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hongkong ?

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɔŋkɔŋ]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Hongkong n (proper noun, genitive Hongkongs or (optionally with an article) Hongkong)

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoŋkoŋɡ]
• Hyphenation: Hong‧kong
• Rhymes: -oŋɡ

Proper noun

Hongkong

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hongkong	—
accusative	Hongkongot	—
dative	Hongkongnak	—
instrumental	Hongkonggal	—
causal-final	Hongkongért	—
translative	Hongkonggá	—
terminative	Hongkongig	—
essive-formal	Hongkongként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Hongkongban	—
superessive	Hongkongon	—
adessive	Hongkongnál	—
illative	Hongkongba	—
sublative	Hongkongra	—
allative	Hongkonghoz	—
elative	Hongkongból	—
delative	Hongkongról	—
ablative	Hongkongtól	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Hongkongé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Hongkongéi	—

Possessive forms of Hongkong

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Hongkongom	—
2nd person sing.	Hongkongod	—
3rd person sing.	Hongkongja	—
1st person plural	Hongkongunk	—
2nd person plural	Hongkongotok	—
3rd person plural	Hongkongjuk	—

Derived terms

• hongkongi

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hong Kong, from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔŋk.kɔŋk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋkkɔŋk
• Syllabification: Hong‧kong

Proper noun

Hongkong m inan

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Declension

Declension of Hongkong

	singular
nominative	Hongkong
genitive	Hongkongu
dative	Hongkongowi
accusative	Hongkong
instrumental	Hongkongiem
locative	Hongkongu
vocative	Hongkongu

Derived terms

adjective

• hongkoński

nouns

• Hongkonka
• Hongkończyk

Further reading

• Hongkong in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Hongkong in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hongkong f

1. Dated spelling of Hong Kong.: Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• Hong Kong

Proper noun

Hongkong m (Cyrillic spelling Хонгконг)

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Swedish

Proper noun

Hongkong n (genitive Hongkongs)

1. Hong Kong (a city, island and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hoŋˈkoŋ/ [hoŋˈkoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: Hong‧kong

Proper noun

Hongkóng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜅ᜔)

1. Alternative spelling of Hong Kong