Meanings
alternative Sung-pu
- A town in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
The commander-in-chief, General Li Zongren, had his HQ in a temple outside the market of the small town of Songbu.
1982, Dick Wilson, When Tigers Fight: the Story of the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1301 more example
On January 31, 2023, four Falun Gong practitioners in Songbu Town, Macheng City, Hubei Province were arrested. Two of the arrested are still detained as of February 25, 2023.
2023 March 5, “Four Hubei Residents Arrested for Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Falun Gong”, in Falun Dafa Information Center, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023, Persecution in China
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei, China.
Origin
- Mandarin宋埠
- EnglishSongbu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宋埠 (Sòngbù).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 宋埠
- 宋埠town in central China
Chinese Mandarin 宋埠
- 宋埠 (Sòngbù)town in central China
Cite this entry
Songbu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songbu
“Songbu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songbu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Songbu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Songbu.
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