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平安

Mandarin · pinyin píng ān#

safe and sound
well
without mishap
quiet and safe
at peace

Mandarin · pinyin Píng ān#

see 平安區 Píng ān Qū

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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2–1 · ping2 an1

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ping4 on1

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adj

safe and sound; safe; peaceful
(literary, of one's mind) peaceful and at ease

noun

(～卦) A combination 二上三中二下 in the Lingqijing.

name

(～區) Ping'an District (a district of Qinghai, China)
(～鄉) Ping'an (a township in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
(～社區) Ping'an (a residential community in Dongsheng, Shishou, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

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