Hebei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.
  2. A district of Tianjin, China.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɜːbeɪ/ hûʹbā hŭʹbāʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hebei.wav

Word forms

Hebei Ho-pei Hopei Hopeh

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河北 (Héběi, literally “north [of the] river”) referring to the Yellow River.

Related words

Not to be confused with Hubei
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