Hongkou

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Hung-k'ou === Etymology === The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Rainbow Mouth”), a variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Flood Mouth”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ho͝ongʹkōʹ === Proper noun === Hongkou A creek in Shanghai, China. A district of Shanghai, China. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Shanghainese) Hongkew ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hongkou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1304, column 3 === Anagrams === hookgun, konghou == French == === Alternative forms === Hong-Kéou === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu). === Proper noun === Hongkou m Hongkou (a district of Shanghai, China) Holonym: Puxi