English Explanatory Dictionary

Qingpu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Shanghai, China.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɪŋpu/ chĭng′po͞o′

Word forms

Qingpu Ching-pu Tsingpu

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青浦 (Qīngpǔ, literally “Verdant Bank”), a 1542 combination of the name of 青龍 /青龙 (Qīnglóng), the principal local town at the time, and 浦 (pǔ, literally “riverbank”) after the many streams flowing into the Wusong River (now Suzhou Creek) in the area.

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