Hoppo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɒpəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hoppo is a noun meaning (historical, archaic, sometimes capitalized) The imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
Meaning
(historical, archaic, sometimes capitalized) The imperial Chinese board of revenue, especially its branch in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
More Meanings
- (historical, archaic) An imperial Chinese customs officer, especially (sometimes capitalized) the chief customs officer for the South China Sea based in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty.
Example Sentences
The Hoppos, who look on Europe Ships as a great branch of their Profits, will give you all the fair Words imaginable.
...received a most polite invitation from the late Mr. William Parry, a supercargo, to meet the Hoppo (or principal custom-house officer).
Hoppo. This is a tribunal, that has in charge the collecting of imperial dues on navigation and trade, and remitting the amount to the Grand-hoppo at Canton.
On the way two Chinese buildings were pointed out to us as hoppo, of custom-houses, at both which all boats […] are obliged to stop and undergo a strict search or examination by a petty mandarin.
Word Forms
- hoppos
- hoppoes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hopper, hoppity, hoppus, hoppiness, hoon, scotch-hoppers.
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