Peiping
Syllables: Pei·ping
Peiping proper noun: former name of Beijing.
Proper noun
Peiping
- Former name of Beijing.
- Peiping, one of the oldest cities in the world, and one of the most interesting! He who has not seen Peiping has really not seen the China of fable and history.1934, “Excursion From Shanghai”, in All About Shanghai: A Standard Guidebook, Oxford University Press, published 1983, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 146
- On July 7, 1937, the Japanese during maneuvers attacked the Marco Polo bridge (Lu-kou-ch'iao) across the Yung-ting Ho southwest of Peiping to sever the last railroad link with the rest of China.1968, “PEKING (PEIPING)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 532, column 1
Forms of Peiping
| alternative also | Pei-p'ing |
|---|---|
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Beiping |
Origin of Peiping
From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²).
Words formed from Peiping
- Peiping duck
- Peipinger
- Peipingese
Questions about Peiping
- What does Peiping mean?
- Peiping means former name of Beijing.
- What part of speech is Peiping?
- Peiping is a proper noun.
Words near Peiping in the dictionary
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