hòng

See also: hong, hóng, hồng, hōng, hǒng, Hong, and Høng

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hòng – see 放 (“to release; to free; to liberate; to let out; to let go; to launch; to shoot; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 放).

Mandarin

Alternative forms

  • hong — nonstandard
  • hòŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

hòng (hong4, Zhuyin ㄏㄨㄥˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澒 / 𭱊
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蕻
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍙
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閧 / 哄
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬨 / 哄

Vietnamese

Etymology

Attested in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集; 15th cent.) as 烘 (MC huwng|xuwng|huwngH|xuwngH) (modern SV: hồng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [hɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

hòng • (洪, 𪡥, 烘, 𢞃, 󱷾, 𠸣, 𥈰)

  1. to intend; to aim (often of ill-intention)
    khai gian hòng qua mắt thanh tra ― to falsify one's claims in order to mislead inspectors

Adverb

hòng • (烘)

  1. (archaic) synonym of sắp (“about to; going to”)
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