Pei-ching
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of Beijing (capital of China). alt-of, alternative, uncommon
"At Canton we have Anglicized the native word into something attainable by English tongues, nor do we talk of Ning-poh ; let us not be driven into calling Pekin, Pei-ching, as the latest vocabulary has it, for, even if we did, no Chinaman would understand us."
Example
More examples"At Canton we have Anglicized the native word into something attainable by English tongues, nor do we talk of Ning-poh ; let us not be driven into calling Pekin, Pei-ching, as the latest vocabulary has it, for, even if we did, no Chinaman would understand us."
Etymology
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin 北京 (Pei³-ching¹).
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