Puxi

See also: puxi and Pǔxī

English
A map of the districts commonly understood as comprising Puxi

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) P'u-hsi

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 浦西 (Pǔxī, literally “West Bank”), derived from its position west of the Huangpu River.

Proper noun

Puxi

  1. The central area of Shanghai, China, particularly Huangpu District.
    • 2022 March 29, “REFILE-In China's Wall Street, bankers and traders sleep in offices to beat Shanghai COVID lockdown”, in Reuters‎, archived from the original on 30 April 2022, 公司新闻(英文):
      An executive at a foreign bank in Shanghai, who declined to be identified, said his bank is on a hybrid working model, with some staff working and sleeping at a backup office in Puxi, in the western side of the city, while some others staying in a trading room in Pudong.

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