Meaning of Yangtszepoo | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Yangtszepoo District Station.—An excellent site was obtained near the junction of Yangtszepoo and Lay⟳ Roads for this Station, and I hope⟳ that the building will be commenced and completed this year, as the number⟳ of fires in the Yangtszepoo distinct continues to prove⟳ that the Brigade cannot afford⟳ the necessary fire protection in this district from such a distance as the nearest Station, i.e. Hongkew.”

“Riley is the self-declared exclusive supplier of slot machines in Shanghai— from the Northern External Roads up by the Settlement’s border⟳ with Chinese Paoshan across to the Western Roads and out to semi-rural Hungjao; Yangtszepoo (‘Y’Poo’ to cops and Shanghailanders) to the far east of the Settlement’s borders down to Frenchtown; from the back-alley juke joints to the uptown parlours and gentlemen’s clubs.”

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