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Hong Kong foot

Hong Kong foot noun: a chek, the Hong Kong variant of the Chinese foot now standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Noun (1)

Hong Kong foot (plural Hong Kong feet)

  1. A chek, the Hong Kong variant of the Chinese foot now standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Noun (2)

Hong Kong foot (uncountable)

  1. (China, Hong-Kong, Singapore, slang) Athlete's foot.
    Synonyms:
    Singapore foot

Synonyms of Hong Kong foot

Forms of Hong Kong foot

pluralHong Kong feet

Origin of Hong Kong foot

From Hong Kong + foot (unit of length).

Calque from Chinese 香港腳/香港脚 (xiānggǎngjiǎo).

Questions about Hong Kong foot

What does Hong Kong foot mean?
Hong Kong foot means a chek, the Hong Kong variant of the Chinese foot now standardized as 0.371475 meters.
What part of speech is Hong Kong foot?
Hong Kong foot is a noun.
What is the plural of Hong Kong foot?
The plural of Hong Kong foot is Hong Kong feet.

Words near Hong Kong foot in the dictionary

  1. Hong Kong dollars
  2. Hong Kong English
  3. Hong Kong feet
  4. Hong Kong finish
  5. Hong Kong flu
  6. Hong Kong foot
  7. Hong Kong harness
  8. Hong Kong influenza
  9. Hong Kong Island
  10. Hong Kong Sign Language
  11. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

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