Etymology

Pingdingshan

Ping·ding·shan
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city of Henan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 平頂山 /平顶山
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from平頂山 /平顶山
  2. English todayPingdingshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 平頂山 /平顶山 (píngdǐngshān).

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