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平和
Mandarin · pinyin píng hé#
Meanings · píng hé
- gentle
- mild
- moderate
- placid
Mandarin · pinyin Píng hé#
Meanings · Píng hé
- see 平和縣 Píng hé Xiàn
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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
- having a mild temperament; polite
- peaceful; placid
- harmonious; concordant
name · Etymology 1
- (～縣) Pinghe (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
- (～村) Pinghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)
noun · Etymology 2
- (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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