湖北

Chinese

		lake (Dongting)	north
trad. (湖北)		湖	北
simp. #(湖北)		湖	北
anagram		北湖

Etymology

So named as it lies on the north of Lake Dongting.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Húběi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wu⁴ bak¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): vu³ bak²

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Fù-pet

  (Hailu, HRS): fu bed

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fu² bêd⁵

• Eastern Min (BUC): Hù-báe̤k
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hou² bah⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ô͘-pak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ou⁵ bag⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶wu-poq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Húběi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Húběi
    • Wade–Giles: Hu²-pei³
    • Yale: Hú-běi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwubeei
    • Palladius: Хубэй (Xubɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ bak¹
    • Yale: wùh bāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ bak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ beg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ pɐk̚⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: vu³ bak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu²² pak̚⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fù-pet
    • Hakka Romanization System: fu^ˇ bed^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fu² bed⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fu¹¹ pet̚²/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: fu bed
    • Sinological IPA: /fu⁵⁵ pet⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fu² bêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /fu¹¹ pɛt̚¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Hù-báe̤k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hu⁵³⁻²¹ ^(p-)βɔyʔ²⁴/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hou² bah⁶ [Phonetic: hou⁴ bah⁶]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Hó-bah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu¹³⁻⁴² paʔ²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: hou² bah⁶ [Phonetic: hou⁴ bah⁶]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔu²⁴⁻⁴² paʔ²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ô͘-pak
    • Tâi-lô: Ôo-pak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: o'pag
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔ¹³⁻²² pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ pak̚³²/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔ²³⁻³³ pak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ou⁵ bag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ôu pak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pak̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶wu-poq
    • MiniDict: wu^去 poh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhu-poq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦu²² poʔ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

湖北

1. (～省) Hubei (a province in central China)

Synonyms

• (abbreviation) 鄂 (è)

Coordinate terms

• 湖西 (Húxī)
• 湖南 (Húnán)

Derived terms

• 湖北口 (Húběikǒu)
• 湖北口回族鄉 / 湖北口回族乡 (Húběikǒu Huízú Xiāng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (湖北):

• → Japanese: 湖(こ)北(ほく) (Kohoku)
• → Korean: 호북(湖北) (Hobuk)
• → Vietnamese: Hồ Bắc (湖北)

Others:

• → English: Hubei, Hupeh
• → Korean: 후베이 (Hubei)
• → Manchu: ᡥᡡᠪᡝ (hūbe)
• → Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠪᠧᠢ (qubēi)
• → Russian: Хубэ́й (Xubɛ́j)
• → Uyghur: خۇبېي (xubëy)
• → Zhuang: Huzbwz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
湖	北
こ Grade: 3	ほく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Proper noun

湖(こ)北(ほく) • (Kohoku) 

1. Hubei (a province in central China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
湖	北

Proper noun

湖北 • (Hobuk) (hangeul 호북)

1. hanja form^? of 호북 : Hubei (a province in central China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
湖	北

Proper noun

湖北

1. chữ Hán form of Hồ Bắc: Hubei (a province in central China)