Pékin

Significat

Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)

Gènere

♂️ Masculí

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pe.kɛ̃/

Etimologia

Borrowed from Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), specifically the Nanking court dialect from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/. Doublet of Beijing. Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Dutch Peking. See also Tonkin and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

Sents

Elle ne participe pas aux Championnats du monde de Pékin .

She is not competing at the Beijing World Championships.

Il avait participé aux Jeux de Pékin en obtenant en qualifications .

He had competed at the Beijing Games in qualifying.