Pingzhen

Pingzhen

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Pingchen
• (from Tongyong Pinyin) Pingjhen

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 平鎮 (Píngzhèn).

Proper noun

Pingzhen

1. A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Translations

district

Chinese: Mandarin: 平鎮／平镇 (zh) (Píngzhèn)

References

1. Ma, Zhenglin (1985), “Appendix 7.1: Transliteration Glossary of Place Names in Taiwan”, in Victor F.S. Sit, editor, Chinese Cities: The Growth of the Metropolis Since 1949‎, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208: “Hanyu Pinyin/Common English Name used in Taiwan/Chinese Characters […] Pingzhen/Pingchen/平鎮”