Hu'nan

== English == === Proper noun === Hu'nan Misspelling of Hunan. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hu'nan. ==== Usage notes ==== The misspelling Hu'nan attempts to make clear that 湖南 (Húnán) is made up of the two Mandarin syllables hu and nan instead of hun and an. However, in theory, this clarification is not needed because the syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)) should only be added before a non-initial syllable beginning with a, o, or e. Hence, Hunan could only ever refer to a word made up of hu and nan since a word made up of hun and an would be spelled as Hun'an. In practice, syllable-dividing marks are often added or omitted at will. === References === === Further reading === “Hu'nan”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. “Hu'nan”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026