hutong

See also: hútòng and hùtōng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 衚衕／胡同 (hútòng), 胡同 (hútòng, “narrow street”), from Mongolian худаг (xudag) [Mongolian needed].

Noun

hutong (plural hutongs or hutong)

1. A narrow street or alley, most commonly in Beijing, China.
   • 2007 October 16, Brice J. Bay, “Thanks, but I’ll Have the Bat on a Stick Instead”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In Beijing, near the Forbidden City, a winding maze of hutongs, or narrow alleyways, is home to one of the world’s most exotic markets.

Translations

a Chinese narrow lane/alley

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 衚衕／胡同 (wu⁴ tung⁴), 胡同 (wu⁴ tung⁴)

  Mandarin: 衚衕／胡同 (zh) (hútòng), 胡同 (zh) (hútòng)

• French: hutong (fr) m
• German: Hutong n
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• Japanese: 胡同 (ja) (こどう, kodō), フートン (fūton)
• Korean: 후퉁 (hutung)
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: хуту́н m (xutún)

lane — see lane

alley — see alley

Anagrams

• hognut, hotgun, nought