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kaifong

kaifong noun: a kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.

Noun

kaifong (plural kaifongs)

  1. A kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.

Forms of kaifong

pluralkaifongs

Origin of kaifong

Borrowed from Cantonese 街坊 (gaai1 fong1) in the mid-1800s.

Questions about kaifong

What does kaifong mean?
Kaifong means a kind of mutual aid organization in Hong Kong, originally set up under British colonial rule, and mainly intended to provide free or cheap services to Chinese refugees.
What part of speech is kaifong?
Kaifong is a noun.
What is the plural of kaifong?
The plural of kaifong is kaifongs.

Words near kaifong in the dictionary

  1. kaie
  2. kaies
  3. Kaieteur
  4. kaif
  5. Kaifeng
  6. kaifong
  7. kaifongs
  8. Kaifu
  9. kaigai niki
  10. kaigai-niki
  11. Kaigler

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