太平

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
simp. and trad. (太平)		太	平
alternative forms		泰平

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): tàipíng
(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): тэпин (tepin, III-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ ping⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thai-phìn
Min Bei (KCR): tuo̿i-běng
Min Dong (BUC): tái-bàng
Min Nan (POJ): thài-pêng
Wu (Wiktionary): tha bin (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tàipíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tàipíng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴-pʻing²
  - Yale: tài-píng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taypyng
  - Palladius: тайпин (tajpin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: тэпин (tepin, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɛ⁴⁴ pʰiŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ ping⁴
  - Yale: taai pìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ ping⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ ping⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thai-phìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai pinˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ pin²
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: tuo̿i-běng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰuɛ³³ peiŋ²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: tái-bàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(p-)βaŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-pêng
  - Tâi-lô: thài-pîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tae'peeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ²³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tha bin (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰa̱³³ b̥ɪɲ⁴⁴/

Adjective

太平

peaceful and tranquil

Synonyms

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安全 (ānquán)
安好 (ānhǎo) (chiefly in phatic expressions)
安平 (ānpíng)

安然 (ānrán)
平安 (píng'ān)
安寧／安宁 (ānníng)

Noun

太平

peace and tranquility

Proper noun

太平

(～區, ～鎮, ～鄉, ～山, ～島) Various Taiping districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
(historical) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a 19th-century rebel group in southern, central, and eastern China.
(historical) Various Taiping regnal eras of different rulers throughout Chinese history.
(～府) (historical) The Taiping Prefecture west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
(～省) Thái Bình Province (a province of Vietnam)
(～市) Thái Bình (a city in Vietnam)
(～區) Taiping (a district of Taichung, Taiwan)
(～鎮) Taiping (a town in Guangshui, Suizhou, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Taiping (a town in Zoucheng, Jining, Shandong, China)
(～鎮) Taiping (a town in Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮, formerly ～鄉) Taiping (a town in Hefeng, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China, formerly a township)
(～鎮) Taiping (a town in Ningyuan, Yongzhou, Hunan, China)
(～里, formerly ～村) An urban village in Linkou district, New Taipei, Taiwan, formerly a rural village
(～村) Taiping (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
(～市) Taiping (a city in Larut, Matang and Selama district, Perak, Malaysia)

Derived terms

Derived terms from 太平

天下太平 (tiānxiàtàipíng)
太平之治
太平天子
太平官
太平年
太平店 (Tàipíngdiàn)
太平斧
太平日子
太平梯 (tàipíngtī)
太平水桶
太平水缸
太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng)
太平溪 (Tàipíngxī, “Taipingxi”)
太平盛世
太平真君
太平花
太平道 (Tàipíngdào)
太平鼓
打太平拳
亂離人不及太平犬／乱离人不及太平犬
分過太平／分过太平
吃太平飯／吃太平饭
太平天國／太平天国 (Tàipíng Tiānguó)

太平御覽／太平御览 (Tàipíng Yùlǎn)
太平時世／太平时世
太平時節／太平时节
太平本是將軍定，不許將軍見太平／太平本是将军定，不许将军见太平
太平歌詞／太平歌词
太平氣象／太平气象
太平無事／太平无事
太平紳士／太平绅士 (tàipíng shēnshì)
太平經／太平经 (Tàipíngjīng)
太平興國／太平兴国 (Tàipíng Xīngguó)
太平興國／太平兴国 (Tàipíng Xīngguó)
太平話／太平话
太平車／太平车
太平軍／太平军
太平門／太平门 (tàipíngmén)
太平間／太平间 (tàipíngjiān)
太平龍頭／太平龙头
寧為太平犬，不做亂世人／宁为太平犬，不做乱世人 (nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén)
寧為太平犬，莫作亂離人／宁为太平犬，莫作乱离人
曠然太平／旷然太平
粉飾太平／粉饰太平 (fěnshìtàipíng)
說太平話兒／说太平话儿

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太平):

→ Japanese: 太平(たいへい) (taihei)
→ Korean: 태평(太平) (taepyeong)
→ Vietnamese: thái bình (太平)

Others:

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡶᡳᠨ (taifin)
→ Classical Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠫᠢᠩ (tayipiŋ)
- Mongolian: тайван (tajvan)
- → Tuvan: тайбың (taybıñ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	平
たい Grade: 2	へい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
泰平

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たいへー [tàíhéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠ihe̞ː]

Adjective

太(たい)平(へい) • (taihei) -na (adnominal 太(たい)平(へい)な (taihei na), adverbial 太(たい)平(へい)に (taihei ni))

peaceful

Inflection

Inflection of 太平

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	太平だろ	たいへいだろ	taihei daro
Continuative (連用形)	太平で	たいへいで	taihei de
Terminal (終止形)	太平だ	たいへいだ	taihei da
Attributive (連体形)	太平な	たいへいな	taihei na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	太平なら	たいへいなら	taihei nara
Imperative (命令形)	太平であれ	たいへいであれ	taihei de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	太平ではない太平じゃない	たいへいではないたいへいじゃない	taihei de wa nai taihei ja nai
Informal past	太平だった	たいへいだった	taihei datta
Informal negative past	太平ではなかった太平じゃなかった	たいへいではなかったたいへいじゃなかった	taihei de wa nakatta taihei ja nakatta
Formal	太平です	たいへいです	taihei desu
Formal negative	太平ではありません太平じゃありません	たいへいではありませんたいへいじゃありません	taihei de wa arimasen taihei ja arimasen
Formal past	太平でした	たいへいでした	taihei deshita
Formal negative past	太平ではありませんでした太平じゃありませんでした	たいへいではありませんでしたたいへいじゃありませんでした	taihei de wa arimasen deshita taihei ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	太平で	たいへいで	taihei de
Conditional	太平なら（ば）	たいへいなら（ば）	taihei nara (ba)
Provisional	太平だったら	たいへいだったら	taihei dattara
Volitional	太平だろう	たいへいだろう	taihei darō
Adverbial	太平に	たいへいに	taihei ni
Degree	太平さ	たいへいさ	taiheisa

Noun

太(たい)平(へい) • (taihei)

peace; tranquillity

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	平

Noun

太平 • (taepyeong) (hangeul 태평)

Hanja form^? of 태평 (“peace”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
太	平

Adjective

太平

chữ Hán form of thái bình (“peaceful”).

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN