平平

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Chinese

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
simp. and trad.
(平平)

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (3)
Final () (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter bjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/bᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/biaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/biajŋ/
Li
Rong
/biɐŋ/
Wang
Li
/bĭɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
píng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ping4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
píng
Middle
Chinese
‹ bjæng ›
Old
Chinese
/*breŋ/
English even (adj.)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 9818
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*beŋ/

Adjective

平平

  1. mediocre; average
  2. fair
  3. (Southern Min) level; even; flat

Adverb

平平

  1. (Southern Min) equally
  2. (Southern Min) together
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (3)
Final () (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter bjien
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/biᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun
/biɛn/
Shao
Rongfen
/bjæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bian/
Li
Rong
/biɛn/
Wang
Li
/bĭɛn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
pián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
pin4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
pián
Middle
Chinese
‹ bjien ›
Old
Chinese
/*en/
English distinguish; punctiious

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 9812
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
便
Old
Chinese
/*ben/

Adjective

平平

  1. (literary) in good order; even and smooth; calm and able

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