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Pekín

See also: Pekin, Pékin, and pékin

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Etymology

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From the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng), reinforced by Postal Romanization from before the modern palatalization of /k/ to /tɕ/.[1] Compare Portuguese Pequim, English Peking, Tagalog Peking.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈkin/ [peˈkĩn]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: Pe‧kín

Proper noun

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Pekín ?

  1. Beijing (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kaske, Elisabeth (2008) The Politics of Language in Chinese Education, 1895–1919‎[1], Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV, →ISBN, page 52
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