lǐ​lòng

alleys

里弄 lǐ​lòng
alleys noun
narrow lanes and alleys forming a residential network

The children are running around happily in the narrow alleys.

neighborhood noun
traditional lane-house neighborhoods characteristic of Shanghai, often featuring modified courtyard houses dating from the 1930s

This old alleyway carries the life memories of several generations of Shanghainese people.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.24 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.25 per million

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