四平

Chinese

		four	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
simp. and trad. (四平)		四	平

Etymology

From Manchu [Term?] (“awl”) (compare ᠰᡠᡳᡶᡠᠨ (suifun), ᠰᡠᡳᡥᠣᠨ (suihon, “awl”)), in reference to the small and gently flowing Tiaozi River in the area.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Sìpíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ ping⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Sìpíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Sìhpíng
    • Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴-pʻing²
    • Yale: Sz̀-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhpyng
    • Palladius: Сыпин (Sypin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ ping⁴
    • Yale: sei pìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ ping⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ ping⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

四平

1. (～市) Siping (a prefecture-level city in Jilin, China)

Synonyms

• (historical) 四平街 (Sìpíngjiē)