Hubei

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Etymology

From the cmn-pinyin - romanization of the Mandarin 湖北, literally "north of the lake", referring to Hubei's position north of Dongting Lake.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhuːˌbeɪ/, /ˌhuːˈbeɪ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈhuˌbeɪ/, /ˌhuˈbeɪ/, /ˈhubaɪ/

Proper noun

1. A province in central China.

Synonyms

• (from Cantonese) Oopack

Translations

• Russian: Хубэ́й

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