浦西

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Chinese

		riverbank	west
simp. and trad. (浦西)		浦	西

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Pǔxī

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou² sai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵phu-shi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Pǔxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Pǔsi
  - Wade–Giles: Pʻu³-hsi¹
  - Yale: Pǔ-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Puushi
  - Palladius: Пуси (Pusi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou² sai¹
  - Yale: póu sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou² sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou² sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵phu-shi
  - MiniDict: phu^去 shi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²phu-xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pʰu³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

From its position west of the Huangpu River (黃浦江／黄浦江 (Huángpǔjiāng)).

Proper noun

浦西

Puxi, an area of central Shanghai

See also

浦東／浦东 (Pǔdōng)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pussy. Popularized by Cardi B's song WAP.

Noun

浦西

(neologism, slang) pussy (genitalia)

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