平治

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal
simp. and trad. (平治)		平	治
anagram		治平

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ zi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-chih⁴
  - Yale: píng-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngjyh
  - Palladius: пинчжи (pinčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ zi⁶
  - Yale: pìhng jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡siː²²/

Etymology 1

Verb

平治

(literary) to bring under control; to pacify and govern

Synonyms

(literary) 清理 (qīnglǐ)

Noun

平治

(literary) peace and order

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of German Benz.

Proper noun

平治

(chiefly Hong Kong) Mercedes-Benz; Mercedes (Classifier: 架 c; 部 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 奔馳 (“Mercedes-Benz”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		奔馳 Mainland China
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	賓士
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	賓士
Cantonese	Hong Kong	平治 formal, Benz

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	治
へい Grade: 3	じ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Proper noun

平(へい)治(じ) • (Heiji)

the Heiji era, 1159–1160

See also

保元(ほうげん) (Hōgen) (era preceding Heiji)
永暦(えいりゃく) (Eiryaku) (era following Heiji)