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词汇 hongi
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Definition of hongi in English:

hongi

noun ˈhɒŋiˈhäNGē
NZ
  • A traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together.

    〈新西兰〉毛利人传统的(以鼻相触的)问候方式

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many Maori still practise hongi (rubbing noses) in greeting, particularly in formal/traditional settings.
    • Let us talk about the brave Opposition leaders who wander up to Maniapoto country, go inside for a hongi, but then walk outside and try to talk tough.
    • The Maoris have a traditional greeting, called hongi, in which they touch faces so that their noses are pressed together.
    • Ironically it is during the hongi that I begin to feel the deep differences between them.
    • I have a fabulous image of a hongi in an advert for the Maori TV channel.
    • The tourist chiefs performed the hongi - the pressing of the noses.
    • In the marae, the hongi (touching of noses) is the accepted greeting.

Origin

Maori.

Definition of hongi in US English:

hongi

nounˈhäNGē
usually the hongiNZ
  • A traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together.

    〈新西兰〉毛利人传统的(以鼻相触的)问候方式

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tourist chiefs performed the hongi - the pressing of the noses.
    • I have a fabulous image of a hongi in an advert for the Maori TV channel.
    • Ironically it is during the hongi that I begin to feel the deep differences between them.
    • Let us talk about the brave Opposition leaders who wander up to Maniapoto country, go inside for a hongi, but then walk outside and try to talk tough.
    • Many Maori still practise hongi (rubbing noses) in greeting, particularly in formal/traditional settings.
    • In the marae, the hongi (touching of noses) is the accepted greeting.
    • The Maoris have a traditional greeting, called hongi, in which they touch faces so that their noses are pressed together.

Origin

Maori.

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