English
Hebei
Hebei comes from Mandarin 河北.
- Mandarinmodern河北Héběiliterally ‘north of the river’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Hebei
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern河北Héběiliterally ‘north of the river’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Hebei
Earliest quotation: 2007, Zheng Lixin 郑立新, Major Buddhist Temples: “The Dabei (Mahakaruna) Temple on Tianwei Road in the…”
Every English word from Mandarin 河北
Today it means
name A province in northern China. Capital: Shijiazhuang.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 河北 / Hebei