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北平

Mandarin · pinyin Běi píng

Peiping or Beiping (name of Beijing at different periods, esp. 1928-1949)

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful

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3–2 · Bei3 ping2

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(～郡) (historical) Beiping, Peiping (an ancient commandery in present-day Baoding, Hebei, China)
(historical) Beiping/Peiping (the name of Beijing during the early Ming dynasty, between its conquest by the Hongwu emperor and its renaming by the Yongle emperor)
(～市) (historical or dated Taiwan officialese) Beiping/Peiping (the name of Beijing during the early 20th century when the Republic of China removed its capital to Nanking)

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