English Explanatory Dictionary

Huangpu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A tributary of the Yangtze in Shanghai Municipality in China.
  2. A district of Shanghai, China.
name
  1. A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Pronunciation

hwängʹpo͞oʹ

Word forms

Huangpu Whangpoo Whampoa

Etymology

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 黃浦 /黄浦 (Huángpǔ, literally “Yellow Bank”), a clipping of 黃歇浦 /黄歇浦 (Huáng Xiē pǔ, literally “Huang Xie Bank”), named in honor of Lord Chunshen, a statesman of the Kingdom of Chu during the Warring States Era closely associated with Songjiang and Shanghai.

Related words

Pudong Puxi Yangjingbang
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