Hunan

== English == === Alternative forms === Hu'nan (misspelling) Hu-nan (also from Wade–Giles) Hu Nan Hoonan (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 湖南 (Húnán) Wade-Giles romanization: Hu²-nan², literally “south of the lake”, referring to Lake Dongting. Doublet of Honam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /huːˈnɑːn/, /huːˈnæn/ enPR: ho͞oʹnänʹ Hyphenation: Hu‧nan === Proper noun === Hunan A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hunan. ==== Derived terms ==== Hunan hand syndrome ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References ===