Dong
chs 洞 dong, "cave" | 峒 tong, "dong"
Dong is an ancient Chinese term for a mountain valley community, especially in the southern and soutwestern regions abutting to 'historic' mainland China.
In Korea, dong 동 has come to refer to a neighborhood or an administrative sub-district.
Source
- ADB research team
- J.K. Whitmore and J.A. Anderson, China's Encounters..., 2015.
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