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 [1963 November 20], “SMALL SU-PEI MONGOL HSIEN GROWS”, in Translations on People's Republic of China‎^[2], →OCLC, page 17:

     New China News Agency reported on 18 November from Lan-chou that population growth and animal growth are everywhere evident in Su-pei Autonomous Hsien, the only Mongol residing area in Kansu Province...

Translations

Subei — see Subei