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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

hòng • (洪, 𪡥)

1. to intend; to aim

   khai gian hòng qua mắt thanh tra ― to falsify one's claims in order to mislead inspectors