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Peking

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Peking   ist   die   Hauptstadt   der   Volksrepublik China .

Pékin est la capitale de la République populaire de Chine.

(Anglais)

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

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
[ˈpeːkɪŋ]
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Ultimately from the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng) from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Compare Portuguese Pequim, Spanish Pekín, Dutch Peking, English Peking, French Pékin.

Related words

Hauptstadt von China

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