Glyph origin
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Graphical manipulations on 兵 (bīng, “soldier”).
Etymology
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A similar-sounding onomatopoeia to the source character 兵 (bīng, “soldier”). First attested in Ming Dynasty and referred to the sound of collisions (for example, in 西遊記/西游记 (Xīyóujì, “Journey to the West”)). Later used as a translation of English ping pong.
Pronunciation
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Note:
- phin-phong - sound of collision;
- phîn-phóng - “table tennis”.
乒乓
- (onomatopoeia) Sound of collision; the sound made from the impact of an object.
忽擡頭,只見方丈門外有一個石獅子,卻就舉起棍來,乒乓一下,打得粉亂麻碎。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
忽抬头,只见方丈门外有一个石狮子,却就举起棍来,乒乓一下,打得粉乱麻碎。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16th century CE
- Hū táitóu, zhǐ jiàn fāngzhàng ménwài yǒu yīge shíshīzǐ, què jiù jǔqǐ gùn lái, pīngpāng yīxià, dǎ de fěnluànmásuì. [Pinyin]
- Suddenly raising his head, all he saw was that outside the abbot's room's doors there was a stone guardian lion, but he just raised his stick, and with a clatter, smashed it into pieces.
- (~球) table tennis; ping pong
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
乒乓球 (“table tennis; ping pong”)
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Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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乒乓球, 乒球 contraction
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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乒乓球兒
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Taiwan
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桌球, 乒乓球
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Harbin
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乒乓球兒
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Yantai (Muping)
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乒乓球兒
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Jinan
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乒乓球
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Wanrong
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乒乓球
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Xi'an
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乒乓球
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Yinchuan
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乒乓球
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Lanzhou
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乒乓球
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Ürümqi
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乒乓球
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Wuhan
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乒乓球
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Chengdu
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乒乓球, 乒乓
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Guiyang
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乒乓球
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Guilin
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乒乓球
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Yangzhou
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檯球 dated
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Nanjing
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乒乓球, 檯球 dated
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Singapore
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乒乓球
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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乒乓波, 乒乓球
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Hong Kong
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乒乓波
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Dongguan
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乒乓波
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Gan
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Nanchang
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乒乓球
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Lichuan
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乒乓球
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Pingxiang
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乒乓球
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Hakka
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Meixian
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乒乓球, 檯球 dated, 桌球 dated
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Yudu
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檯球
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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乒乓, 桌球
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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乒乓, 桌球
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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乒乓, 桌球
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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乒乓, 桌球
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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乒乓球, 乒乓
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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乒乓球, 乒乓
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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乒乓球, 檯球 dated
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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乒乓球
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Xinzhou
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乒乓球
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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乒乓球
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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乒乓球
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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桌球
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Quanzhou
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桌球
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Jinjiang
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桌球
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Zhangzhou
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桌球
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Taipei
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乒乓, 桌球
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Kaohsiung
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乒乓, 桌球
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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乒乓
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Manila (Hokkien)
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乒乓, 桌球
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Longyan
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桌球
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Zhangping (Yongfu)
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桌球仔
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Shantou
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乒乓球
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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乒乓
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Singapore (Teochew)
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乒乓
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Leizhou
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乒乓球, 波囝
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Haikou
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乒乓
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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檯球
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Wu
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Shanghai
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乒乓球, 檯球 dated
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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檯球
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Suzhou
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檯球, 乒乓球
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Danyang
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檯球 dated
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Hangzhou
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乒乓球
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Ningbo
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乒乓球
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Wenzhou
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蠟球
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Jinhua
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乒乓球, 檯球
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Xiang
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Changsha
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蛋殼子球
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Loudi
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乒乓球
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Derived terms
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- 乒乒乓乓 (pīngpīngpāngpāng)
- 乒乓外交 (pīngpāng wàijiāo)
- 乒乓波 (bing1 bam1 bo1) (Cantonese)
- 乒乓泅 (phīn-phōng-siû) (Min Nan)
- 乒乓湢潑/乒乓湢泼 (bin1 bong1 bid6 bad6) (Hakka)
- 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú)
- 吹乒乓
References
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