平息

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (平息)		平	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngxī, píngxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ, ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ sik¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-sit
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-siak / pêng-sek / pêng-sit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng⁵ sêg⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngsi
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-hsi¹
    • Yale: píng-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngshi
    • Palladius: пинси (pinsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngsí
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-hsi²
    • Yale: píng-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngshyi
    • Palladius: пинси (pinsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ sik¹
    • Yale: pìhng sīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ sik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ xig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɪk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-sit
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ xid`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² xid⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ sit̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-siak
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-siak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengsiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-sek
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-sik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengseg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-sit
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-sit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengsid
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² sit̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pêng⁵ sêg⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng sek
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/

Verb

平息

1. to calm down; to subside
2. to put down; to suppress

Synonyms

• (to calm down): 平定 (píngdìng)
• (to put down):

• 安定 (āndìng)
• 安撫／安抚 (ānfǔ)
• 安放 (ānfàng) (literary)
• 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
• 平定 (píngdìng)
• 鎮撫／镇抚 (zhènfǔ) (literary)