P'eng
P'eng proper noun: a surname from Mandarin.
Proper noun
P'eng
- A surname from Mandarin.
- In the meantime, P'eng's Third Army Corps had captured Ch'angsha on July 29 and proclaimed a soviet government of three provinces (Kiangsi, Hunan, and Hupeh), with Li Li-san as its chairman in absentia.1966, John E. Rue, “The General Front Committee”, in Mao Tse-tung in Opposition, 1927–1935, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 215
- P’ENG TEH-HUAI (c. 1900– ), Chinese revolutionist and Communist military leader, was born of a peasant family in the central Chinese province of Hunan and in the hsien (county) that was the birthplace of Mao Tse-tung. A participant in the Northern Expedition (1926–27) led by Chiang Kai-shek to...1968, Donald W. Klein, “P’ENG TEH-HUAI”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 552, column 2
Forms of P'eng
| alternative form | Peng |
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Origin of P'eng
From Mandarin 彭 (Péng) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻêng².
Questions about P'eng
- What does P'eng mean?
- P'eng means a surname from Mandarin.
- What part of speech is P'eng?
- P'eng is a proper noun.
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