平和

Chinese

Etymology 1

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(平和)
anagram 和平

Pronunciation


Note: phiàng-fò - only "placid, polite".

Adjective

平和

  1. having a mild temperament; polite
  2. peaceful; placid
    心境平和  ―  xīnjìng pínghé  ―  peace of mind
  3. harmonious; concordant
Synonyms
  • (having a mild temperament):
  • (peaceful):
  • (harmonious):

Proper noun

平和

  1. () Pinghe (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
  2. () Pinghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)

Etymology 2

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(平和)
alternative forms 平胡
平糊 Cantonese
anagram 和平

Pronunciation


Noun

平和

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand in which every meld is a chow, and the pair does not consist of wind or dragon tiles (in Hong Kong mahjong, the pair can consist of wind or dragon tiles)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on'yomi

First attested in the Meiji era.

Rearrangement of 和平 (wahei, peace), likely that (hei) also means "flat", therefore switching the kanji meant "calm, equal + harmony → peace". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーわ [hèéwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ːβ̞a̠]

Adjective

(へい)() • (heiwa-na (adnominal (へい)() (heiwa na), adverbial (へい)() (heiwa ni))

  1. peaceful
    (へい)()()(かい)
    Heiwa na sekai.
    A peaceful world.
  2. calm
Inflection

Noun

(へい)() • (heiwa

  1. peace, a peaceful situation
    ()()(へい)()()ならば、いつか(はな)()
    Doko ka ni heiwa ga aru nara ba, itsuka hana mo saku.
    If there is peace, someday the flowers shall bloom.
  2. calm, calmness
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • (へい)()()()(かつ)(どう) (heiwa iji katsudō)
  • (へい)()()()(ぐん) (heiwa iji-gun)
  • (へい)()(うん)(どう) (heiwa undō)
  • (へい)()(かい)() (heiwa kaigi)
  • (へい)()(がく) (heiwa-gaku)
  • (へい)()(かく)(めい) (heiwa kakumei)
  • (へい)()()() (heiwa gimu)
  • (へい)()(きょう)(そん) (heiwa kyōson)
  • (へい)()()(ねん)(ぞう) (Heiwa Kinen-zō)
  • (へい)()(けん)(きゅう) (heiwa kenkyū)
  • (へい)()(けん)(ぽう) (Heiwa Kenpō)
  • (へい)()(こう)(えん) (Heiwa Kōen)
  • (へい)()(さん)(ぎょう) (heiwa sangyō)
  • (へい)()(しゅ)() (heiwa shugi)
  • (へい)()(じょう)(こう) (heiwa jōkō)
  • (へい)()(じょう)(やく) (heiwa jōyaku)
  • (へい)()(せん)(げん) (Heiwa Sengen)
  • (へい)()(たい)する(つみ) (heiwa ni tai suru tsumi)
  • (へい)()(かね) (Heiwa no Kane)
  • (へい)()()(たい) (Heiwa Butai)
  • (しょう)(きょく)(てき)(へい)() (shōkyoku-teki heiwa)
  • ()(かい)(へい)() (sekai heiwa)
  • (せっ)(きょく)(てき)(へい)() (sekkyoku-teki heiwa)
  • ()(そう)(へい)() (busō heiwa)

Proper noun

(へい)() • (Heiwa

  1. a female given name
  2. a place name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぴん
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowing from Chinese 平和 (pínghú).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンフ [pìńfú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pʲĩɰ̃ɸɯ̟]

Noun

平和(ピンフ) or 平和(ピンホー) • (pinfu or pinhō

  1. (mahjong) no points hand: a (yaku, winning hand) that does not have any of the following: triplets, quads, the player's seat wind, the prevailing wind, or dragons; and the winning tile completes a two-sided wait sequence; worth 1 (han, double)
Derived terms
  • (ピン)()自摸(ツモ) (pinfu-tsumo)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Anagrams

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

平和 • (pyeonghwa) (hangeul 평화)

  1. hanja form? of 평화 (peace)