lòngtáng

弄堂

Word · Noun

lane; alley; alleyway

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

lane; alley; alleyway

dialect

方言词,主要指上海及周边吴语区城市中的传统小巷,两边多为老式石库门房屋。北方方言中更常用“胡同”。

Lòng弄
táng堂
kǒu口
bǎi摆
zhe着
yī一
gè个
xiū修
xié鞋
tān摊
 。

There is a shoe repair stall at the entrance of the alley.

Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
 ,
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
lòng弄
táng堂
lǐ里
hé和
lín邻
jū居
jiā家
de的
xiǎo小
hái孩
yī一
qǐ起
wán玩
 。

When I was little, I often played with the neighbor's kids in the lane.

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Tā他
jiā家
jiù就
zài在
nà那
tiáo条
yǒu有
míng名
de的
sān三
tiáo条
lòng弄
lǐ里
 。

His house is in that famous alley called 'Three Lanes'.

Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
lòng弄
táng堂
zhèng正
zài在
màn慢
màn慢
xiāo消
shī失
 。

The traditional lanes in this city are slowly disappearing.