hutong

Meaning

Noun

A narrow alley or street in a traditional residential district of a city in China, especially Beijing.

Origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 衚衕, 胡同, probably:
from Mongolian гудам, from Middle Mongolian ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮ; or
from Mongolian худаг, ᠬᠤᠳᠳᠤᠭ (from the prevalence of wells where people lived).

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