Whampoa

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Whampoa

/ˈwɔːmpoʊ/
/wæmˈpoʊə/

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Anglicization of Cantonese 黃埔／黄埔 (wong4 bou3).

proper noun

Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou) 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 Y
Similar: Huangpu
An area of Hung Hom, Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. 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.

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@misc{whampoa_2026,
  title = {Whampoa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whampoa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}