Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Subei.
In northwestern Kansu is the Supei (North Kansu) Mongol Autonomous Banner, with another migrating headquarters.
[1956, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 2471 more example
Su-pei Mongol Autonomous Hsien is situated in the western portion of the Ho-hsi Corridor of Kansu Province, bordering A-k'o-sai Kazakh Autonomous Hsien...
1964 April 14 [1963 November 20], “Small Su-pei Mongol Hsien Grows”, in Communist China Digest, number 117, Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Peiping, Kuang-ming Jih-pao, →OCLC, page 17
Origin
- Mandarin肅北 /肃北
- EnglishSu-pei
From Mandarin 肅北 /肃北 (Sùběi) Wade–Giles romanization: Su⁴-pei³.
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Chicago
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