乍浦

Chinese

		for the first time; suddenly	riverside; river mouth
simp. and trad. (乍浦)		乍	浦

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhàpǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˋ ㄆㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàpǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˋ ㄆㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàpǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Cha⁴-pʻu³
    • Yale: Jà-pǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jahpuu
    • Palladius: Чжапу (Čžapu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

乍浦

1. (～鎮) Zhapu, a town in Pinghu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China on the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay that was an important port and military garrison under the Qing

Descendants

• → English: Chapoo, Cha-pu, Chapu, Zhapu