Hồng Kông

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

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Hồng Công

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

Synonyms

• (Hong Kong): Hương Cảng, Cảng Thơm