Abstract:there has been a lot of controversy whether "步" "埠" is the ancient Chinese word or Yue dialet. According to ancient Chinese literature, Chinese dialects, and the contemporary place names, this paper attempts to explore the etymology of "浦" "步" and "埠". It proposes that "浦" is the ancient Wu and Chu dialects, and the Vietnamese table "ferry" "bamboo" words and "false (HUI)" homology.