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Shàng hǎi

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Shàng hǎi
  1. 1.Shanghai municipality (short name 沪[Hù])

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  1. 1.Shanghai (a major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China)
  2. 2.(historical) Shanghai (a former county of Shanghai, China)
  3. 3.Downtown Shanghai; Inner-city Shanghai; Shanghai city center

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Etymology

Named after the historical river 上海浦. It is traditionally interpreted as "upon the sea" 上 (shàng, “upon”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), though modern research suggests 海 (hǎi) may be a local Wu dialect directional suffix meaning "side".

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