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

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

(～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)

hanja form^? of 평양 (“Pyongyang”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平	壤

Proper noun

平壤

chữ Hán form of Bình Nhưỡng (“Pyongyang”)