平壤

See also: 平壌

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	soil; earth
simp. and trad. (平壤)		平	壤
Literally: “smooth terrain”.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Píngrǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ joeng⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): Bìng-iōng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pêng-lióng / Pêng-jiáng / Pêng-jióng
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bin-gnian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Píngrǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Píngrǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻing²-jang³
    • Yale: Píng-rǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyngraang
    • Palladius: Пинжан (Pinžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ joeng⁶
    • Yale: pìhng yeuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ joeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ yêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Bìng-iōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(Ø-)ŋyoŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-lióng
    • Tâi-lô: Pîng-lióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengliorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-jiáng
    • Tâi-lô: Pîng-jiáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengjiarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² d͡ziaŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-jióng
    • Tâi-lô: Pîng-jióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pengjiorng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ ziɔŋ⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶bin-gnian
    • MiniDict: bin^去 nyan
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-nyian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

Proper noun

平壤

1. (～市) Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)

Descendants

• → English: P'ing-jang, Pingrang

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	壤
ピョン Grade: 3	ヤン Hyōgai
irregular

Kanji in this term
平	壤
へい Grade: 3	じょう Hyōgai
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 平壤 – see the following entry.

【平壌ピョンヤン】 [proper noun] Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea) 【平壌へいじょう】 [proper noun] (dated) Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)

(This term, 平壤, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
平	壤

Proper noun

平壤 • (Pyeong'yang) (hangeul 평양)

1. hanja form^? of 평양 (“Pyongyang”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	壤

Proper noun

平壤

1. chữ Hán form of Bình Nhưỡng (“Pyongyang”).