Whampoa

English

Etymology

Anglicization of Cantonese 黃埔／黄埔 (wong4 bou3).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːmpoʊ/

Proper noun

Whampoa

1. Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou)
   • 1965, R. Kay Gresswell, Anthony Huxley, editors, Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Rivers and Lakes‎^[1], New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 248:

     River traffic is important on the Si, although navigation is obstructed at many points by rapids and shallows. Ships of 10,000 tons call at Whampoa, Canton’s outer port, and vessels of 9-foot draft can travel upriver to Wuchow, the limit for ocean-going ships. Junks reach far into Kwangsi, and the Yuh is navigable for many months right up to Poseh on the Yunnan border, in spite of the difficult rapids between Kweiping and Nanning.

   • 2004, David Crystal, editor, The Penguin Encyclopedia‎^[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 901:

     Lin Biao or Lin Piao [lin byow] (1907-71) Chinese military leader, born in Huang-kang, EC China. He trained at Whampoa military academy in 1926, joined the Communists, and became a marshal of the Red Army.

2. An area in Hung Hom, Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
   • 2019 December 1, Jeffie Lam, Lilian Cheng, Linda Lew, “Masked protesters attack and trash shops in Hong Kong’s Whampoa district after stand-off with police following end of march”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 July 2023, Politics‎^[4]:

     A group of masked, black-clad protesters attacked outlets in Whampoa, a mainly residential area, trashing restaurants and shops perceived to have links to mainland China.

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Murals Paintings on Whampoa Garden Sewage Pumping Station”, in Drainage Services Department‎^[5], archived from the original on 2022-08-09, Beautifying and Greening of our Facilities‎^[6]:

     The artist spent about a month on the mural and completed in mid-July 2020. The nature-inspired mural has brought a refreshing change to the Whampoa area and the pumping station.