核平
Chinese
| nuclear; atomic; stone (of fruit) | flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful | ||
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| simp. and trad. (核平) |
核 | 平 | |
Etymology
Pun on 和平 (hépíng, “peace”).
This word originated from the Nuclear Gandhi meme in the Civilization series, as Gandhi was famously a pacifist.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: hépíng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hépíng
- Wade–Giles: ho2-pʻing2
- Yale: hé-píng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herpyng
- Palladius: хэпин (xɛpin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
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核平
- (Standard Chinese)
Verb
核平
- (neologism, slang) to nuke; to pacify with nuclear weapons