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tu-tou

tu-tou is the alternative form of dudou.

Meaning of dudou

Noun

dudou (plural dudou or dudous)

  1. A traditional Chinese female undergarment, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist; a Chinese underbodice.
  2. Its equivalents in Vietnam and other East Asian countries.

Forms of tu-tou

pluraltu-tous

Origin of tu-tou

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 肚兜 (dùdōu, “lit. belly cover”).

Questions about tu-tou

What is tu-tou the alternative form of?
Tu-tou is the alternative form of dudou.

Words near tu-tou in the dictionary

  1. TTYTMR
  2. tu
  3. tu quoque
  4. tu quoques
  5. Tu Ɂulah Shúh
  6. tu-tou
  7. tu-tous
  8. tu-whit tu-whoo
  9. tua culpa
  10. tua culpas
  11. Tua Pek Kong

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tu-tou (page history and authors); dudou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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