Su-pei

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 肅北 / 肃北 (Sùběi) Wade–Giles romanization: Su⁴-pei³.

Proper noun

Su-pei

1. Alternative form of Subei
   • [1956, Theodore Shabad, China's Changing Map: A Political and Economic Geography of the Chinese People's Republic‎^[1], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 247:

     In northwestern Kansu is the Supei (North Kansu) Mongol Autonomous Banner, with another migrating headquarters.]

   • 1964 April 14 [1963 November 20], “Small Su-pei Mongol Hsien Grows”, in Communist China Digest‎^[2], number 117, Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Peiping, Kuang-ming Jih-pao, →OCLC, page 17:

     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...

Translations

Subei — see Subei