Etymology

Peiping

Pei·ping
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Today it means: Former name of Beijing. Full definition →

Mandarin 北平
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from北平
  2. English todayPeiping

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²).

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