ヤオトン

Japanese

Alternative spelling
窰洞

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 窯洞 / 窑洞 (yáodòng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja̠o̞tõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ヤオトン • (yaoton) 

1. yaodong (type of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in northern China)