平等

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Chinese

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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

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Adjective

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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. [Pinyin]
    All men are equal before the law.

Synonyms

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  • (attributive) 同等 (tóngděng)

Noun

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平等

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

Derived terms

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See also

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (平等):

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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(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

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Noun

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(びょう)(どう) (byōdōびやうどう (byaudou)?

  1. equality, impartiality, evenness
    Antonym: 不平等

See also

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References

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  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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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平等 (pyeongdeung) (hangeul 평등)

  1. hanja form? of 평등 (equality)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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平等

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