Phrase guide

Hong Kongese

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong people, or their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A native of Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Hong Kong + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ḥongkonés — relating to Hong Kong
  • Catalan: hongkonguès — relating to Hong Kong
  • Dutch: Hongkongs — relating to Hong Kong
  • Esperanto: honkonga — relating to Hong Kong
  • Finnish: Hongkongin — relating to Hong Kong
  • Finnish: hongkongilainen — relating to Hong Kong
  • French: hongkongais — relating to Hong Kong
  • German: Hongkonger — relating to Hong Kong
  • German: Hongkong- — relating to Hong Kong
  • German: hongkongisch — relating to Hong Kong
  • Hungarian: hongkongi — relating to Hong Kong
  • Italian: hongkonghese — relating to Hong Kong
  • Malay: mengenai Hong Kong — relating to Hong Kong
  • Occitan: hongkongués — relating to Hong Kong
  • Polish: hongkoński — relating to Hong Kong
  • Portuguese: hong-konguês — relating to Hong Kong
  • Russian: гонконгский (gonkongskij) — relating to Hong Kong
  • Spanish: hongkonés — relating to Hong Kong
  • Swedish: hongkongsk — relating to Hong Kong
  • Asturian: ḥongkonés — person from Hong Kong
  • Asturian: ḥongkonesa — person from Hong Kong
  • Chinese Cantonese: 香港人 (hoeng1 gong2 jan4) — person from Hong Kong
  • Chinese Cantonese: 港人 (gong2 jan4) — person from Hong Kong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香港人 (Xiānggǎng rén) — person from Hong Kong
  • Chinese Mandarin: 港人 (gǎngrén) — person from Hong Kong
  • Dutch: Hongkonger — person from Hong Kong
  • Dutch: Hongkongse — person from Hong Kong
  • German: Hongkonger — person from Hong Kong
  • German: Hongkongerin — person from Hong Kong
  • Lithuanian: honkongiẽtis — person from Hong Kong
  • Lithuanian: honkongiẽtė — person from Hong Kong
  • Malay: Orang Hong Kong — person from Hong Kong
  • Polish: Hongkończyk — person from Hong Kong
  • Polish: Hongkonka — person from Hong Kong