hutong

Etymology
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of, , probably:


 * from, from ; or
 * from, (from the prevalence of wells where people lived).

Noun

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

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 衚衕
 * Jin: 黑浪
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: chu-tchung
 * French:
 * German: Hutong
 * Japanese:, フートン
 * Korean: 후퉁
 * Lithuanian: hutongai, hutunai
 * Mongolian:
 * Russian: хуту́н
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: хутун
 * Vietnamese: