Neuter
Peking
Sentences
Peking ist die Hauptstadt der Volksrepublik China .
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China.
Meaning
Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
Synonyms
Hauptstadt von China
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpeːkɪŋ]
Etymology
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.
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