About The Word Hong
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What's The Definition Of Hong?Synonyms | Synonyms for Hong: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hong: See Also | Hong In Webster's Dictionary \Hong\, n. [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile
house, factory.]
A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in
China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices
connected by a common passage and used for business or
storage.
{Hong merchant}, one of the few Chinese merchants who,
previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had
the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.
\Hong\, v. t. & i. To hang. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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