Meaning of hutung | Babel Free

Definitions

Dated spelling of hutong.

Examples

“These great streets are crossed by many broad streets, and these again by an infinite number of narrow streets, called Hutungs, or lanes.”

“In the afternoon a party of us strolled out to the Chinese city [Peking], through the Great Meridian Gate, to examine the curiosity shops. The narrow streets or hutungs in this quarter reminded me of Canton.”

“We opened two dispensaries [in Peking] in November last; one at An Ting, where we lived and which was open every day, Sabbath excepted; and one in the other compound at Ya'rh Hutung, which was open about three days in the week.”

“Banks, pawn-shops, and large stores were pillaged and burned, the buildings on either side of the Ta Hutung being almost completely destroyed by fire.”

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