Hong
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
From Cantonese 行(hong4, “trade, business”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Could someone with knowledge of Cantonese verify this etymology? Is it a shortening of 洋行”)
