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Hong Kong is the English word for it.

The real Chinese word for it is Xianggang meaning 'beautiful harbour' but its harbour is anything but that

IMPROVE: it Actually mean Fragrant harbour because Hong Kong used to Export Fragrant insences

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The word Hong as in Hong Kong means fragrant and Hong Kong means fragrant harbor. The word 'Hong' in Cantonese Chinese is in fact pronounced Hueng. Hong Kong is Xianggang in Mandarin Chinese.

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