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In English, Wuhan is typically pronounced with a "w" (/wuːhæn/ or /wuːhɑːn/), see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan.

• HKH2 5y ago
  In Mandarin, it's pronounced like the latter. You can definitely hear a 'w' sound.
  • thaumasiotes 5y ago
    > You can definitely hear a 'w' sound. Compare "han wudi de muzang" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9TeG6MdbmY#t=117 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9TeG6MdbmY#t=117 Or "wuhan de yi tian" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWw6emkxmos#t=82 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWw6emkxmos#t=82 Or "yi zuo shi da wuhan" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWw6emkxmos#t=66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWw6emkxmos#t=66 (same video as above, earlier timestamp)
    • HKH2 5y ago
      You can argue it's not as strong as a 'w' in English, but it's definitely there, enough to justify saying 'a' instead of 'an'.
      • frenchyatwork 5y ago
        This is kind of complicated because [u] is a rounded vowel, so it's slightly "labialized" even if it's not preceded by [w]. Additionally, English spelling rules are complete insanity, and if an English speaker sees "uhan" they'd probably pronounce the 'u' as [ju:].