tong
pronunciation
How to pronounce tong in British English:
UK [tɒŋ]
How to pronounce tong in American English:
US [tɒŋ]
Word Origin
- Tong (n.)
- "Chinese secret society," 1883, from Cantonese t'ong "assembly hall."
Example
- 1. Mr tong says losing the islands would be a national humiliation .
- 2. Tong mingkang , deputy chief , said that the survey revealed a total of 43721 heritage sites that included stretches of the great wall , reports xinhua .
- 3. Mr tong is just one of many locals leaving western firms to set up his own shop , adding to competition that was intense even before the defections .
- 4. Before going to university , miss tong spent 3500 yuan ( $ 555 ) to make her nose bigger using silica gel .
- 5. At the shanghai protest , a mr tong , 35 years old and wearing a t-shirt that says " overthrow the japs , defend diaoyu " , had just finished a bout of demonstrating .