English Explanatory Dictionary

Yangpu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Shanghai, China.

Pronunciation

/jɑŋpu/ /jæŋpu/ yängʹpo͞oʹ

Word forms

Yangpu Yang-p'u Yangpoo

Etymology

From the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 楊浦 /杨浦 (Yángpǔ, literally “Poplar Bank”), a 1950 clipping of earlier 楊樹浦 /杨树浦 (Yángshùpǔ, literally “Poplar Tree Bank”), after the name of a creek that formerly ran through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd.

Synonyms

Yangshupu Yangtzepoo Yangtszepoo
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