Meanings
siping1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sipe
Siping2
alternative Ssu-p'ing
- 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 PacificSynonyms: Ssupingkai, Szepingkai
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA prefecture-level city of Jilin, China.
Origin
- Mandarin四平
- EnglishSiping
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 四平 (Sìpíng).
More words from Mandarin
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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
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siping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siping
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