English Explanatory Dictionary

hutong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈhuːtɒŋ/ /-tʊŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hutong.wav /ˈhuˈtɑŋ/

Word forms

hutong hutongs hutung

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 衚衕 /胡同 (hútòng), 胡同 (hútòng, “narrow street”), probably: * from Mongolian гудам (gudam), from Middle Mongol ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮ (ɣudum, “corridor, passage, passageway”); or * from Mongolian худаг (xudag), ᠬᠤᠳᠳᠤᠭ (quddug, “water well”) (from the prevalence of wells where people lived).

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