Hubei

See also: Húběi and Hu Bei

English

Alternative forms

• Hu Bei
• (historical, obsolete): Hupeh
• (from Wade–Giles) Hu-pei, Hupei

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhuːˌbeɪ/, /ˌhuːˈbeɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhuˌbeɪ/, /ˌhuˈbeɪ/, /ˈhubaɪ/

Proper noun

Hubei

1. A province in central China. Capital: Wuhan.
   • 2020 February 9, Gerry Shih, “Coronavirus deaths climb as China corrals sick in quarantine facilities in outbreak epicenter”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 February 2020, Asia & Pacific‎^[3]:

     Cases have been heavily concentrated in Wuhan and surrounding areas of Hubei province, which has been locked down for two weeks in an attempt to contain the virus.

   • 2020 March 24, Ken Moritsugu, “China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province”, in AP News‎^[4], archived from the original on 03 December 2021‎^[5]:

     Chinese authorities said Tuesday they will end a two-month lockdown of most of coronavirus-hit Hubei province at midnight, as domestic cases of what has become a global pandemic subside.

Derived terms

• hubeite

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
• Georgian: ხუბეი (xubei)
• Greek: Χουμπέι (el) f (Choumpéi), Χουπέι f (Choupéi)
• Hungarian: Hupej (hu)
• Japanese: 湖北 (ja) (こほく, Kohoku)
• Korean: 후베이 (Hubei), 호북 (Hobuk)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latvian: Hubei
• Lithuanian: Hubėjus
• Macedonian: Хубеј (Hubej)
• Manchu: ᡥᡡᠪᡝ (hūbe)
• Russian: Хубэ́й (ru) m (Xubɛ́j)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Hồ Bắc (vi)
• Zhuang: Huzbwz

See also

• Not to be confused with Hebei.

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hubei”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1325, column 3
• “Hubei”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Hubei, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Hubei”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Hubei”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Hubei” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.