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黃浦江

简黄浦江 · 繁黃浦江

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng pǔ Jiāng

Huangpu River, major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi 浦西 Pǔ xī (west of the river) and Pudong 浦東 Pǔ dōng (east of the river)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
浦: pǔ · bank of river, shore; surname
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–3–1 · Huang2 pu3 Jiang1

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Huangpu River

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