English Explanatory Dictionary

kaifong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

kaifong kaifongs

Etymology

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

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