Hồng Kông

See also: Hong Kong, Hong-Kong, Hong-kong, and Hongkong

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from Cantonese 香港 (hoeng1 gong2). Originally a variant of Hồng Công, with the non-conventional use of the letter K influenced by English Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: hồng công

Proper noun

Hồng Kông

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

Synonyms

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