Hubei

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Hubei

/ˈhuːˌbeɪ/ UK
/ˌhuːˈbeɪ/ UK
/ˈhuˌbeɪ/ US
/ˌhuˈbeɪ/ US
/ˈhubaɪ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hu-pei · Hupei · Hu Bei · Hupeh · Hu-peh · Hoopeh

A province in central China. Capital: Wuhan. In 1965 the People’s Daily published sore figures for Yangxin xian in Hubei Province which showed how important the part-work schools were in raising school attendance figures (SCMP 3475, 1965).
Similar: Oopack

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name province in central China

한국어	후베이 Hubei, 호북 Hobuk
日本語	湖北 Kohoku
中文	湖北 Húběi
हिन्दी	हूबेई hūbeī
Ελληνικά	Χουμπέι Choumpéi, Χουπέι Choupéi
Русский	Хубэ́й Xubɛ́j
Tiếng Việt	Hồ Bắc
العربية	خُوبِي ḵubī, هُوبِي hubī

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@misc{hubei_2026,
  title = {Hubei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hubei},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}