浦西

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

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• 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

1. 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

1. (neologism, slang) pussy (genitalia)