浦東
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Chinese
| riverbank | east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (浦東) | 浦 | 東 | |
| simp. (浦东) | 浦 | 东 | |
Etymology
From its position east of the Huangpu River (黃浦江/黄浦江).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Pǔdong
- Wade–Giles: Pʻu3-tung1
- Yale: Pǔ-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Puudong
- Palladius: Пудун (Pudun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou2 dung1 / pou4 dung1
- Yale: póu dūng / pòuh dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou2 dung1 / pou4 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: pou2 dung1 / pou4 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/, /pʰou̯²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Proper noun
浦東
- (～新區) Pudong (a subprovincial district and state-level new area in Shanghai, China)
See also
- 浦西 (Pǔxī)