Meanings
- A municipal city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.
1 more example
Defectors said the consumer boom extends to cities beyond Pyongyang, where bustling markets or train stations are now home to small coffee stalls, and wearing jewelry is an outward and accepted sign of status. Ahn said the nearby city of Pyongsong is where many well-off North Koreans live, thanks to wholesale businesses importing products from China.
2015 June 3, James Pearson, Ju-Min Park, “Pyongyang Bling: The rise of North Korea's consumer comrades”, in Tony Munroe, Raju Gopalakrishnan, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024, Seoul (Reuters)
Origin
- Korean평성(平城)
- EnglishPyongsong
Borrowed from Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong).
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 平城
- 平城municipal city
Chinese Mandarin 平城
- 平城 (Píngchéng)municipal city
Korean 평성
- 평성 (Pyeongseong)municipal city
Cite this entry
Pyongsong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyongsong
“Pyongsong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyongsong. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pyongsong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pyongsong.
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