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Type Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island
Usage English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Turkish, Persian, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
Scripts هنگ کنگ(Persian) हॉन्ग कॉन्ग(Hindi)
Pronounced Pron. /hɔŋ.ˈkɔŋ/(American English) /hɒŋ.ˈkɒŋ/(British English) /ɔŋ.kɔŋ/(French) /ɔ̃ɡ.kɔ̃ɡ/(French) /xon.ˈkon/(Spanish) /ˌhoŋ.ˈkoŋ/(Tagalog)
Meaning & History
From Cantonese 香港 (Hoenggong), a compound of 香 (hoeng) meaning "fragrant" and 香 (gong) meaning "port, harbour". This is the name of a city, island and special administrative region of southeastern China.