Hubei

English

Alternative forms

(historical, obsolete): Hupeh
(abbreviation) E

Etymology

From Mandarin 湖北 (Húběi), literally "north of the lake", referring to Hubei's position north of Dongting Lake.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hubei

A province in central China, with its capital at Wuhan.

Translations

province in central China

Arabic: خُوبِي‎ m (ḵubī), هُوبِي‎ m (hubī)
Armenian: Հուբեյ (Hubey)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 湖北 (wu⁴ bak¹)

Mandarin: 湖北 (zh) (Húběi)
Czech: Chu-pej
Hungarian: Hupej
Japanese: 湖北 (ja) (こほく, Kohoku)

Korean: 후베이 (Hubei)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Manchu: ᡥᡡᠪᡝ (hūbe)
Macedonian: Хубеј (Húbej)
Russian: Хубэ́й m (Xubɛ́j)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: Hồ Bắc
Zhuang: Huzbwz

See also

Wuhan

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