Chapoo

English

A diagram of the "Capture of Chapoo" in 1842.

Etymology

An idiosyncratic romanization of Mandarin Chinese 乍浦 (Zhàpǔ, “sudden bank”). Compare Wade-Giles romanization Cha4-p'u3.

Proper noun

Chapoo

  1. (geography, obsolete) Alternative form of Zhapu.
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