Pékin

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See also: Pekin, pékin, and Pekín

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Dutch Peking. See also Tonkin and Nankin (Nanjing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pe.kɛ̃/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Homophone: péquin

Proper noun

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Pékin m

  1. Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
    Synonym: Beijing

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kaske, Elisabeth (2008) The Politics of Language in Chinese Education, 1895–1919[1], Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, →ISBN, page 52