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

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 t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

Noun

平川

(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

(～市) Hirakawa (a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan)
(～區) Pingchuan (a district of Baiyin, Gansu, China)
(～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)^?}

Hirakawa (a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan)
a surname