平等

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Chinese

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
class; rank; grade
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
 
trad. (平等)
simp. #(平等)

Pronunciation


Adjective

平等

  1. equal (having the same status, rights, or opportunities)
    法律面前人人平等 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng.
    All men are equal before the law.

Synonyms

  • (attributive) 同等 (tóngděng)

Noun

平等

  1. equality
    性別平等性别平等  ―  xìngbié píngděng  ―  gender equality

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平等):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3
とう > どう
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

Literary Chinese 平等 (píngděng, impartiality; unbiasedness; equality). Originally a Buddhist term, hence the goon reading.

First cited to a text from 927.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

(びょう)(どう) (byōdōびやうどう (byaudou)?-na (adnominal (びょう)(どう) (byōdō na), adverbial (びょう)(どう) (byōdō ni))

  1. even, equal

Inflection

Noun

(びょう)(どう) (byōdōびやうどう (byaudou)?

  1. equality, impartiality, evenness
    Antonym: 不平等

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

平等 (pyeongdeung) (hangeul 평등)

  1. hanja form? of 평등 (equality)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

平等

  1. chữ Hán form of bình đẳng (equal).