平城
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Chinese
flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful |
city walls; city; town | ||
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simp. and trad. (平城) |
平 | 城 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Píngchéng
- Wade–Giles: Pʻing2-chʻêng2
- Yale: Píng-chéng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyngcherng
- Palladius: Пинчэн (Pinčɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
平城
- (~市) Pyongsong (a city in North Korea)
- (~縣) (historical) Pingcheng County (a county during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties, located around modern-day Datong, Shanxi, China)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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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
Noun
See also
- 山城 (yamashiro)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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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
Noun
平城 • (hirajō) ←ひらじやう (firazyau)?
See also
- 山城 (sanjō)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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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
平城 • (Heijō) ←へいじやう (feizyau)?
- (historical) Pingcheng County during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties of ancient China, now part of Datong, Shanxi Province
- Short for 平城京 (Heijō-kyō): the capital of ancient Japan during most of the Nara period
- Short for 平城宮 (Heijō-kyū): the imperial palace on the north end of Heijō-kyō
See also
- 大同 (Daidō)
Noun
平城 • (heijō) ←へいじやう (feizyau)?
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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平 | 城 |
なら | |
Grade: 3 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 平城 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 平城, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Derived terms
- 平城坂 (Narazaka)
References
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