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Taiping

Syllables: Tai·pingUS/taɪˈpɪŋ/

Taiping proper noun: the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.

Proper noun

Taiping

  1. (historical) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.
    • Chiang-su was the main centre of the great Tʻai Pʻing rebellion, Nanking being the rebel capital from 1853 to 1864.[1898, Harlan P. Beach, Dawn on the Hills of Tʻang, New York, →OCLC, page 154
    • From the age of thirteen, Huang Pin-hung was able to study paintings in private collections that were being dispersed in the area around his ancestral home in She-hsien, An-hui Province, in the wake of the T’ai-p’ing Rebellion; he was particularly impressed by the works of Tung Ch’i-ch’ang...[2004, Jason C. Kuo, “Introduction”, in Transforming Traditions in Modern Chinese Painting: Huang Pin-hung's Late Work, Peter Lang, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 6
  2. Taiping Island.
    • Taiwan’s coastguard has said it plans to hold rescue drills in waters around Taipei’s sole territorial holding in the disputed South China Sea at the end of this month, and that the drills could involve its navy.
      The exercises to be held around Itu Aba, known by Taiwan as Taiping, would include...2016 November 20, J.R. Wu, “Taiwan says it plans rescue drills in South China Sea this month”, in Paul Tait, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2016, Emerging Markets
    • Taiping, also known as Itu Aba, is the biggest natural feature in the Spratly islands. It is currently occupied by Taiwan but is also claimed by China, the Philippines and Vietnam.2022 April 28, “China says Taiwan ‘playing with fire’ over alleged Taiping Island plans”, in Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2022
  3. A city in Perak, Malaysia.
    • Parit is a small town of roughly 2,000 people in the state of Perak, deep in the rural heartland of Malaysia, with no distinguishing feature other than its attractive location on the banks of a muddy river, which served as the backdrop to a few scenes in the 1999 movie “Anna and the King.” Once a...2015 July 23 [2015 July 22], Tash Aw, “A Return to the Malaysian Village”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2015, Opinion
  4. A district of Taichung, Taiwan.
    • In Taiwan province, a gathering attended by 10,000 people was held at Pingling military camp in Taiping village, Taichung county.1981 April 5, “Youths in ROC vow to carry out national goals”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 13, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4
    • In tracing the history of the cases, it found that a 60-year-old female patient in Taichung's Taiping District Xinguang Borough began experiencing symptoms including fever in mid-August.2018 September 6, M. Chuang, “登革熱再增7病例 中市6例.高市1例 [CDC Confirms Seven New Dengue Fever Cases]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2018
  5. A district of Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
  6. (historical) Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
  7. (uncommon) Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.
    • When the pandemic fades, let’s go hiking on Taiping Mountain and enjoy the picturesque scenery of the “Pearl of the Orient” together.2022 March 23, Liu Guangyuan, “Omicron crisis: how solidarity and cooperation will help Hong Kong beat the fifth wave, and emerge stronger”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Noun

Taiping (plural Taipings)

  1. (historical) A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century.
    • Under the Taipings, the Chinese language was simplified, and equality between men and women was decreed.2014, Taiping Rebellion, Encyclopædia Britannica

Taiping meaning in Marathi and Vietnamese

Taiping in Marathi

Taiping
ताइपिंग tāipiṅga, थाइफिंग thāiphiṅga

Taiping in Vietnamese

Taiping
Thái Bình

Forms of Taiping

Proper noun
alternative formTai-ping
alternative formTai-p'ing
alternative formT'ai-p'ing
alternative formTai Ping
Noun
pluralTaipings

Origin of Taiping

From Mandarin Chinese 太平 (Tàipíng, literally “Great Peace, Great Pacified Region”).

Words formed from Taiping

Phrases with Taiping

Questions about Taiping

What does Taiping mean?
Taiping means the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.
What is Taiping in Marathi?
Taiping in Marathi is ताइपिंग (tāipiṅga), थाइफिंग (thāiphiṅga). See Taiping meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Taiping?
Taiping can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Taiping?
Taiping is pronounced /taɪˈpɪŋ/ (US).

Words near Taiping in the dictionary

  1. Taipeh
  2. Taipei
  3. Taipeian
  4. Taipeians
  5. Taipi
  6. Taiping
  7. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
  8. Taiping Island
  9. Taipingdian
  10. Taipings
  11. Taipingshan

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