Usage of the character 巷
xiàng
巷
[巷]
- lane
- alley
xiànglòng
巷弄
[巷弄]
- alley
- lane
lǐxiàng
里巷
[里巷]
- lane
- alley
zhǎixiàng
窄巷
[窄巷]
- narrow alley
- narrow street
xiàngzi
巷子
[巷子]
- alley
jiēxiàng
街巷
[街巷]
- streets and alleys
- street
- alley
xiǎoxiàng
小巷
[小巷]
- alley
sǐxiàng
死巷
[死巷]
- blind alley; dead end
yānhuāxiàng
烟花巷
[煙花巷]
- red-light district
jiētánxiàngyì
街谈巷议
[街談巷議]
- (idiom) town gossip
- streetcorner conversations
jiētóuxiàngwěi
街头巷尾
[街頭巷尾]
- top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
yānhuāliǔxiàng
烟花柳巷
[煙花柳巷]
- red-light district
jiēzhīxiàngwén
街知巷闻
[街知巷聞]
- to be known to everyone
Dōngjiāomínxiàng
东交民巷
[東交民巷]
- a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising
wànrénkōngxiàng
万人空巷
[萬人空巷]
- the multitudes come out from everywhere, emptying every alleyway (to celebrate)
- the whole town turns out
dàjiēxiǎoxiàng
大街小巷
[大街小巷]
- great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
jiǔxiāngbùpàxiàngzishēn
酒香不怕巷子深
[酒香不怕巷子深]
- fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom)
- quality goods need no advertising