kaifong

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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.

OriginCantonese 街坊 →
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Meanings

nounkaifong (plural kaifongs)

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.

Origin

  1. Cantonese街坊
  2. Englishkaifong

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

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APA

kaifong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaifong

MLA

“kaifong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaifong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaifong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaifong.

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