Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 蚌埠?
蚌(bèng)埠(bù)bèng bù
Commonly said as: reading it bàng fù
崩(四声)不
蚌埠
What it is
Bengbu is a prefecture-level city in Anhui province, on the Huai River.
Why it gets said wrong
On its own 蚌 is bàng, a mussel, but in this place name it is bèng, and 埠 is bù rather than fù. Both are place-name readings listed separately in dictionaries.
Hear it in a sentence
The train stops at Bengbu South.
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