Etymograph

English

hutong

Hutong comes from Mandarin 衚衕.

  1. Mandarinmodern衚衕hútòng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1999hutong

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern衚衕hútòng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1999hutong

Earliest quotation: 1999, Wu Liangyong, Traditional Courtyard Houses and a New Prototype: “The fish-bone-like transportation network is also present, especially in…”

Every English word from Mandarin 衚衕

Today it means

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

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Etymograph / Mandarin 衚衕 / hutong

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