Etymology

Pubei

Pu·bei
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Today it means: A county of Qinzhou, Guangxi autonomous region, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 浦北
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from浦北
  2. English todayPubei

From Mandarin 浦北 (Pǔběi, literally “Hepu north”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.