平原

平原

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	former; original; primary former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
simp. and trad. (平原)		平	原
anagram		原平

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phìn-ngièn / phìn-ngiàn
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): pêng-goân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng⁵ nguang⁵ / pêng⁵ nguêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngyuán
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-yüan²
    • Yale: píng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngyuan
    • Palladius: пинъюань (pinʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: pìhng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-ngièn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ ngienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ ɲi̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phìn-ngiàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: pinˇ ngianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pin² ngian²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰin¹¹ ɲi̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng-goân
    • Tâi-lô: pîng-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: penggoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡuan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡuan²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: pêng⁵ nguang⁵ / pêng⁵ nguêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng nguâng / phêng nguêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋuaŋ⁵⁵/, /pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋueŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

平原

1. (geology) plain (large area of flat land with no trees) (Classifier: 片 m)

Synonyms

• (Hakka, Min) 平洋

Derived terms

三江平原 (Sān Jiāng Píngyuán) 嘉南平原 平原十日 平原君 成都平原 (Chéngdū Píngyuán) 松嫩平原 (Sōng-nèn Píngyuán) 河套平原 波河平原 海岸平原 皖北平原 虎落平原被犬欺 侵蝕平原／侵蚀平原 堆積平原／堆积平原 平原督郵／平原督邮

恆河平原／恒河平原 東北平原／东北平原 (Dōngběi Píngyuán) 松遼平原／松辽平原 江漢平原／江汉平原 (Jiāng-Hàn Píngyuán) 沖積平原／冲积平原 (chōngjī píngyuán) 沖積平原／冲积平原 (chōngjī píngyuán) 準平原／准平原 烏托邦平原／乌托邦平原 (Wūtuōbāng Píngyuán) 華北平原／华北平原 (Huáběi Píngyuán) 蘭陽平原／兰阳平原 遼河平原／辽河平原 (Liáohé Píngyuán) 長江中下游平原／长江中下游平原 (Chángjiāng Zhōngxiàyóu Píngyuán) 關東平原／关东平原 (Guāndōng Píngyuán) 黃淮平原／黄淮平原

Proper noun

平原

1. (～縣) Pingyuan County (a county of Shandong, China)
2. (～省) Pingyuan Province (a former province of China; capital: Xinxiang)
3. (～鎮) Pingyuan (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平原):

• → Japanese: 平原(へいげん) (heigen)
• → Korean: 평원(平原) (pyeong'won)
• → Vietnamese: bình nguyên (平原)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	原
へい Grade: 3	げん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) へーげん [hèégéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [he̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

平(へい)原(げん) • (heigen) 

1. flat, plain, prairie
2. (US) valley

   帝国平原(ていこくへいげん)

   teikoku heigen

   Imperial Valley, California

   サクラメント平原(へいげん)

   sakuramento heigen

   Sacramento Valley, California

   ガーデナ平原(へいげん)

   gādena heigen

   Gardena Valley, California

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
平	原

Noun

平原 • (pyeong'won) (hangeul 평원)

1. Hanja form^? of 평원 (“plain”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
平	原

Noun

平原

1. chữ Hán form of bình nguyên (“plain”).