Phrase guide

Hong Kong dollar

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The currency of SAR Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

the basic unit of money in Hong Kong

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dollar

History

Etymology

Hong Kong + dollar

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 港幣 /港币 (gong2 bai6) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Cantonese: 港元 (gong2 jyun4) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Cantonese: 港圓 /港圆 (gong2 jyun4) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Cantonese: 港紙 /港纸 (gong2 zi2) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 港幣 /港币 (gǎngbì) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 港元 (gǎngyuán) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 港圓 /港圆 (gǎngyuán) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Finnish: Hongkongin dollari — currency of Hong Kong
  • Indonesian: dolar Hong Kong — currency of Hong Kong
  • Irish: dollar Hong Cong — currency of Hong Kong
  • Japanese: 香港ドル (Honkon doru) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Korean: 홍콩 달러 (hongkong dalleo) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Russian: гонко́нгский до́ллар (gonkóngskij dóllar) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Uyghur: شياڭگاڭ دوللىرى (shyanggang dolliri) — currency of Hong Kong
  • Zhuang: Gangjbi — currency of Hong Kong