Huangpu
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Definitions
- 1 A tributary of the Yangtze in Shanghai Municipality in China.
"Shang-hai, situated 31°14'7" lat. N. and 121029' long. E., stretches nearly 10 miles along the l. bank of the Huang-p’u, on the opposite bank of which stands the suburb of P’u-tung."
- 2 A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
"An explosion hit an oil refinery in Guangzhou, in the Guangdong province in South China early on Thursday, triggering a fire, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. According to the report, the blast occurred in an industrial zone in Huangpu district and no casualties have been reported."
- 3 A district of Shanghai, China.
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More examples"Shang-hai, situated 31°14'7" lat. N. and 121029' long. E., stretches nearly 10 miles along the l. bank of the Huang-p’u, on the opposite bank of which stands the suburb of P’u-tung."
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.
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 黃埔 /黄埔 (Huángpǔ).
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