01 n. A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common pass…
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A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage.
Phrases & compounds
Hong merchant —
one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.