Pang-pu
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Mandarin 蚌埠 (Bàngbù),[1] Wade-Giles romanization: Pang⁴-pu⁴.
Proper noun
[edit]- Synonym of Bengbu
- 1998, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia: Knowledge in Depth[1], →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 172, 173:
- The regions of densest population are the tributaries and banks of the Huai above Pang-pu and the diked areas along the right bank of the Yangtze. […]
There are four large towns—Ho-fei, the capital; Huai-nan; Pang-pu; and Wu-hu.
References
[edit]- ^ Bengbu, also spelled Bangbu, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Further reading
[edit]- “Pang-pu”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.