English Explanatory Dictionary

Taiping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.
  2. Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
  3. Taiping Island.
  4. A city in Perak, Malaysia.
  5. A district of Taichung, Taiwan.
  6. A district of Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
  7. Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
  8. Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.
noun
  1. A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century.

Pronunciation

/taɪˈpɪŋ/ tīʹpǐngʹ

Word forms

Taiping Tai-ping Tai-p'ing T'ai-p'ing Tai Ping Taipings

Etymology

From Mandarin Chinese 太平 (Tàipíng, literally “Great Peace, Great Pacified Region”).

Derived words

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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