平陽

简 平阳 · 繁 平陽
Mandarin · pinyin Píng yáng

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  1. see 平陽縣 Píng yáng Xiàn
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平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
陽
yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
阳
yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun
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2–2 · Ping2 yang2

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noun

  1. (dialectal or in fixed phrases) plain; field

name

  1. (~縣) Pingyang (a county of Zhejiang, China)
  2. (~郡) (historical) Pingyang Commandery (present-day Linfen, Shanxi province, China)
  3. (~省) Bình Dương (a former province of Vietnam) (abolished in 2025)

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