Hebei

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河北 (Héběi, literally “north [of the] river[1]”) referring to the Yellow River.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: hōʹpā

Proper noun

Hebei

  1. A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.
    • 2021 January 11, “China fights new Covid outbreak near Beijing”, in The Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 January 2021‎:
      More than 360 people have tested positive for coronavirus in an outbreak in Hebei province, south of Beijing. The National Health Commission reported yesterday that 69 new cases had been confirmed in 24 hours, including 46 in Hebei. Travel between Hebei and Beijing has been restricted, with workers having to show proof of employment to enter the capital.

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References
  1. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hunan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1257, column 2: “Hebei (HUH-bai) [Chin.=N of the river]”
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