Pei-p'ing

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Peiping. alt-of, alternative

    "In 1928, when the Nationalist Government removed the capital to Nanking, Peking once more became merely a provincial town under the name Pei-p’ing, as in the first Ming period."

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beijingbeijingesepekingese

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"In 1928, when the Nationalist Government removed the capital to Nanking, Peking once more became merely a provincial town under the name Pei-p’ing, as in the first Ming period."

Etymology

From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 北平 (Pei³-pʻing²).

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