平城

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	city walls; city; town
simp. and trad. (平城)		平	城

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Píngchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Píngchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Píngchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻing²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Píng-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyngcherng
    • Palladius: Пинчэн (Pinčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: pìhng sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

平城

1. (～市) Pyongsong (a city in North Korea)
2. (～縣) (historical) Pingcheng County (a county during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties, located around modern-day Datong, Shanxi, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平城):

• → Japanese: 平城(へいじょう) (Heijō)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
平	城
ひら Grade: 3	しろ > じろ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

From 平 (hira, “something flat or flattened”) +‎ 城 (shiro, “castle, fortress”).

The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひらじろ [hìrájíró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiɾa̠ʑiɾo̞]

Noun

平(ひら)城(じろ) • (hirajiro) 

1. a castle built on level ground or flatland

See also

• 山(やま)城(しろ) (yamashiro)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
平	城
ひら Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 4
yutōyomi

From 平 (hira, “something flat or flattened”) +‎ 城 (jō, “castle, fortress”, on-reading of shiro).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひらじょー [hìrájóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiɾa̠ʑo̞ː]

Noun

平(ひら)城(じょう) • (hirajō) ^{←ひらじやう (firazyau)?}

1. a castle built on level ground or flatland

See also

• 山(さん)城(じょう) (sanjō)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
平	城
へい Grade: 3	じょう Grade: 4
kan'on	goon

/pei d͡ʑʲau/ → /ɸeid͡ʑɔː/ → /heːd͡ʑoː/

From Middle Chinese 平城 (MC bjaeng dzyeng).

The short form senses are from the on-reading of the alternative spelling of 奈良 (Nara) below.

Proper noun

平(へい)城(じょう) • (Heijō) ^{←へいじやう (feizyau)?}

1. (historical) Pingcheng County during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties of ancient China, now part of Datong, Shanxi Province
2. Short for 平城京 (Heijō-kyō): the capital of ancient Japan during most of the Nara period
3. Short for 平城宮 (Heijō-kyū): the imperial palace on the north end of Heijō-kyō

See also

• 大(だい)同(どう) (Daidō)

Noun

平(へい)城(じょう) • (heijō) ^{←へいじやう (feizyau)?}

1. (rare) a castle built on level ground or flatland

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
平	城
なら
Grade: 3	Grade: 4
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 平城 – see the following entry.

【奈良なら】 [proper noun] a placename, especially: [proper noun] Short for 奈良県 (Nara-ken): Nara (a prefecture of Japan) [proper noun] Short for 奈良市 (Nara-shi): Nara (the capital city of Nara Prefecture) [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling 寧楽

(This term, 平城, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

• 平城(なら)坂(ざか) (Narazaka)