siping

Si·ping
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proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.

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Meanings

siping1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sipe

Siping2

proper noun

alternative Ssu-p'ing

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.

    In 2015, four teachers at a RYB Education kindergarten in Siping, northeast China, were charged with using sewing needles to jab more than 20 children on their heads, mouths and limbs, supposedly as punishment.

    2017 November 24, Chris Buckley, Karoline Kan, “Beijing Kindergarten Is Accused of Abuse, and Internet Erupts in Fury”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2017, Asia Pacific

    Synonyms: Ssupingkai, Szepingkai

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.

Origin

  1. Mandarin四平
  2. EnglishSiping

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 四平 (Sìpíng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 四平
  • 四平 (sei³ ping⁴)prefecture-level city in Jilin
Chinese Mandarin 四平
  • 四平 (Sìpíng)prefecture-level city in Jilin
Cite this entry
APA

siping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siping

MLA

“siping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siping.

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