平和

Mandarin · pinyin píng hé#

Meanings · píng hé

  1. gentle
  2. mild
  3. moderate
  4. placid
Mandarin · pinyin Píng hé#

Meanings · Píng hé

  1. see 平和縣 Píng hé Xiàn
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平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
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2–2 · ping2 he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping4 wo4

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adj · Etymology 1

  1. having a mild temperament; polite
  2. peaceful; placid
  3. harmonious; concordant

name · Etymology 1

  1. (~縣) Pinghe (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
  2. (~村) Pinghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand in which every meld is a chow, and the pair does not consist of wind or dragon tiles (in Hong Kong mahjong, the pair can consist of wind or dragon tiles)

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平和 · ping2 he2 · Ping2 he2
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Exact source records平和 平和 [ping2 he2] /gentle/mild/moderate/placid/平和 平和 [Ping2 he2] /see 平和縣|平和县[Ping2 he2 Xian4]/