平川

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (平川)		平	川

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngchuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ cyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngchuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngchuan
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-chʻuan¹
    • Yale: píng-chwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngchuan
    • Palladius: пинчуань (pinčuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ cyun¹
    • Yale: pìhng chyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ tsyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ qun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡ʃʰyːn⁵⁵/

Noun

平川

1. (literary) flat and level ground; (originally) plains with surmountable rivers/without geographical barrier

   • 蕩蕩平川，惟冀之別。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     荡荡平川，惟冀之别。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han dynasty, 揚雄 (Yang Xiong), 幽州牧箴

     Dàngdàng píngchuān, wéi Jì zhī bié. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 策那裏肯捨，一直趕到平川之地。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     策那里肯舍，一直赶到平川之地。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Cè nǎlǐ kěn shě, yīzhí gǎndào píngchuān zhī dì. [Pinyin]

     Sun Ce, an eager pursuer, down to the plain.

Derived terms

• 一馬平川／一马平川 (yīmǎpíngchuān)
• 兩腳踏住平川路／两脚踏住平川路

 

Proper noun

平川

1. (～市) Hirakawa (a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan)
2. (～區) Pingchuan (a district of Baiyin, Gansu, China)
3. (～村) Pingchuan (a village in Shihua, Gucheng, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	川
ひら Grade: 3	かわ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

平(ひら)川(かわ) • (Hirakawa) ^{←ひらかは (firakafa)?}

1. a place name, such as that of Hirakawa City in Aomori Prefecture
2. a surname