Pingxiang

Ping·xiang
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proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

Pingxiang1

proper noun
  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.

    In 2000, an oxygen generator explosion killed at least 19 workers at a steel plant in Pingxiang in the eastern province of Jiangxi.

    2007 August 9, “Molten steel bursts through windows in China tragedy”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2026

Pingxiang2

proper noun
  1. A county-level city of Chongzuo, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

    The Vietnamese MIG-21 was fired on as it flew over Pingxiang in the southwest Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the agency said. "The plane was on a reconnaissance mission," it said. "The aircraft turned back to Vietnam after the incident."

    1984 March 29 [1984 March 28], “AROUND THE WORLD; China Reports Firing On Vietnamese Plane”, in The New York Times, sourced from AP, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, World

Origin

Pingxiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin萍鄉 /萍乡
  2. EnglishPingxiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 萍鄉 /萍乡 (Píngxiāng).

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Pingxiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin憑祥 /凭祥
  2. EnglishPingxiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 憑祥 /凭祥 (Píngxiáng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 萍鄉 /萍乡
  • 萍鄉 /萍乡 (ping⁴ hoeng¹)county
Chinese Mandarin 萍鄉 /萍乡, 憑祥 /凭祥
  • 萍鄉 /萍乡 (Píngxiāng)county
  • 憑祥 /凭祥 (Píngxiáng)county-level city
Cite this entry
APA

Pingxiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pingxiang

MLA

“Pingxiang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pingxiang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pingxiang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pingxiang.

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