Etymology

Hubei

Hu·bei
H4U1B3E1I1

Today it means: A province in central China. Capital: Wuhan. Full definition →

Mandarin 湖北
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from湖北
  2. English todayHubei

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.