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平定

Mandarin · pinyin píng dìng#

to pacify

Mandarin · pinyin Píng dìng#

see 平定縣 Píng dìng Xiàn

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平: píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix

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2–4 · ping2 ding4

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ping4 ding6

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adj

peaceful and stable

verb

to calm down
to pacify; to suppress (by military force)

name

(～縣) Pingding (a county of Yangquan, Shanxi, China)
(～省) Bình Định (a former province of Vietnam) (abolished in 2025)

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