Qingpu
Syllables: Qing·pu/t͡ʃɪŋpu/
Qingpu proper noun: a district of Shanghai, China.
Proper noun
Qingpu
- A district of Shanghai, China.
- The result has been that in response to a petition from the people of Chingpu, forwarded by the Shanghai Taotai, in whose jurisdiction the district lies, Viceroy Chou Fu, of Nanking, has informed the Waiwupu as to how matters are, with the request that, as Chingpu is not a Treaty port, nor a...[1905 June 16, “The Proposed Municipal Read to the Hills.”, in North-China Herald, volume LXXV, number 1975, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 587, column 2
- Although most of the new commuter towns are "characterless," according to Sun Jiwei, the local government's vice district chief in the Qingpu district, Zhujiajiao New Town, where Cambridge Watertown is situated, is an exception.2006 April 20, Elaine Louie, “China 's New Home Life”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2006, Style
Forms of Qingpu
| alternative form | Ching-pu |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tsingpu |
Origin of Qingpu
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.
Questions about Qingpu
- What does Qingpu mean?
- Qingpu means a district of Shanghai, China.
- What part of speech is Qingpu?
- Qingpu is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Qingpu?
- Qingpu is pronounced /t͡ʃɪŋpu/.
Words near Qingpu in the dictionary
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