峝:
1. Same as "峒" (tóng).
同“峒”。
2. 【峝室】 A specialized underground passage in a mine for the installation of various mechanical equipment or for storing materials, ores, and for other auxiliary operations.
【峝室】矿井下专为安装各种机械设备或存放材料、矿石和供其他辅助作业的巷道。
3. Cave or rock cave (often used in place names). For example: 峒室 (mine passage).
山洞,石洞(多用于地名)。如: 峒室(矿井巷道)。
4. An old general term for southern ethnic minorities. For example: Miao ethnic group's Miao Dong, Dong ethnic group's Shi Dong, Zhuang ethnic group's Huang Dong, etc. Later evolved to the present-day Dong ethnic group. For example: 峒丁 (Dong people); 峒兵 (Dong soldier); 峒户 (Dong family).
旧时对南方少数民族的泛称。如: 苗族的苗峒、侗族的十峒、壮族的黄峒等。后来逐渐演变成今侗族。如: 峒丁(峒人;峒兵);峒户(峒人人家)。