平壤
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See also: 平壌
Chinese
flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful |
soil; earth | ||
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| simp. and trad. (平壤) |
平 | 壤 | |
| Literally: “smooth terrain”. | |||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ping4 joeng6
- Eastern Min (BUC): Bìng-iōng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pêng-lióng / Pêng-jiáng / Pêng-jióng
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6bin-gnian
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Píngrǎng
- Wade–Giles: Pʻing2-jang3
- Yale: Píng-rǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyngraang
- Palladius: Пинжан (Pinžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ping4 joeng6
- Yale: pìhng yeuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ping4 joeng6
- Guangdong Romanization: ping4 yêng6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Bìng-iōng
- Sinological IPA (key): /piŋ⁵³⁻³³ (Ø-)ŋyoŋ³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-lióng
- Tâi-lô: Pîng-lióng
- Phofsit Daibuun: pengliorng
- IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-jiáng
- Tâi-lô: Pîng-jiáng
- Phofsit Daibuun: pengjiarng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² d͡ziaŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-jióng
- Tâi-lô: Pîng-jióng
- Phofsit Daibuun: pengjiorng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ ziɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
- Wu
Proper noun
平壤
- (～市) Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)
Descendants
- → English: P'ing-jang, Pingrang
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 平 | 壤 |
| ピョン Grade: 3 |
ヤン Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 平 | 壤 |
| へい Grade: 3 |
じょう Hyōgai |
| kan'on | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 平壤 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 平壤, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 平 | 壤 |
Proper noun
平壤 • (Pyeong'yang) (hangeul 평양)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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| 平 | 壤 |
Proper noun
平壤
- chữ Hán form of Bình Nhưỡng (“Pyongyang”).