What does cohong mean?
Cohong means (historical) A guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
Cohong
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Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cohong is a noun meaning (historical) A guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
Meaning
(historical) A guild of Chinese merchants or hongs who operated the import-export monopoly in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
Word Forms
- cohongs
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Related dictionary entries include gonghang, hong, china hand, hong kong, canton, hoppo.
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