HONG


Meaning of HONG in English

ˈhäŋ, ˈhȯŋ noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Cant) hōng row, mercantile firm, guild

: a commercial establishment or house of foreign trade in China

clippers … known equally in Canton hongs and European countinghouses — National Geographic

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