Yangpu

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Yang-p'u, Yangpoo === Etymology === From the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 楊浦 / 杨浦 (Yángpǔ, literally “Poplar Bank”), a 1950 clipping of earlier 楊樹浦 / 杨树浦 (Yángshùpǔ, literally “Poplar Tree Bank”), after the name of a creek that formerly ran through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɑŋpu/, /jæŋpu/ enPR: yängʹpo͞oʹ Hyphenation: Yang‧pu === Proper noun === Yangpu A district of Shanghai, China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Yangpu. ==== Synonyms ==== (obsolete) Yangshupu, Yangtzepoo, Yangtszepoo ==== Translations ====