Peking.
Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
Meaning & usage
Beijing, Peking (a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China)
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 北京 (Běijīng) from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.