Hubei

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

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 湖北 (Húběi), literally "north of the lake", referring to Hubei's position north of Dongting Lake.

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

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

Hubei

1. A province in central China. Capital: Wuhan.
   • 2020 March 24, Moritsugu, Ken, “China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 03 December 2021:

     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.

• hubeite

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hubei”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1325, column 3
• “Hubei”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “Hubei, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• Hubei at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Hubei”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Hubei” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.