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

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
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