合浦
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Chinese
to close; to gather; to join to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together |
riverside; river mouth | ||
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| simp. and trad. (合浦) |
合 | 浦 | |
Etymology
Officially, with the establishment of 合浦郡 (“Hepu commandery”) in 111 BCE.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hépǔ
- Wade–Giles: Ho2-pʻu3
- Yale: Hé-pǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Herpuu
- Palladius: Хэпу (Xɛpu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hap6 pou2
- Yale: hahp póu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hap9 pou2
- Guangdong Romanization: heb6 pou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐp̚² pʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hop phuX
Proper noun
合浦