Chinese edit

 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
class; rank; grade
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on
trad. (平等)
simp. #(平等)

Pronunciation edit


Adjective edit

平等

  1. equal (having the same status, rights, or opportunities)
    法律面前人人平等 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng. [Pinyin]
    All men are equal before the law.

Synonyms edit

  • (attributive) 同等 (tóngděng)

Noun edit

平等

  1. equality
    性別平等性别平等  ―  xìngbié píngděng  ―  gender equality

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (平等):

Others:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3
とう > どう
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology edit

Literary Chinese 平等 (píngděng, impartiality; unbiasedness; equality). Originally a Buddhist term, hence the goon reading.

First cited to a text from 927.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(びょう)(どう) (byōdōびやうどう (byaudou)?-na (adnominal (びょう)(どう) (byōdō na), adverbial (びょう)(どう) (byōdō ni))

  1. even, equal

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(びょう)(どう) (byōdōびやうどう (byaudou)?

  1. equality, impartiality, evenness
    Antonym: 不平等

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

平等 (pyeongdeung) (hangeul 평등)

  1. Hanja form? of 평등 (equality).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

平等

  1. chữ Hán form of bình đẳng (equal).