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    Pe·king
    [pēˈkiNG]
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    1. Another name for (especially formerly) Beijing
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    北京(中國的首都,Beijing舊時的拼法)… 北京(中国的首都,Beijing旧时的拼法)… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. Peking definition: 1. the former name for Beijing, the capital city of China 2. the former name for Beijing, the….
    Cultural terms using Peking such as Peking duck and Peking opera are the standard English language forms. However, as a reference to the city itself, Peking, though common in English into the 1980s, is less common than the pinyin -derived Beijing in standard English and can feel dated and/or historical.
    However, as a reference to the city itself, Peking, though common in English into the 1980s, is less common than the pinyin -derived Beijing in standard English and can feel dated and/or historical. The adjectival form Pekingese is more common than the more recently generated terms Beijingese and Beijinger .
    The name Beijing, which means "Northern Capital" (from the Chinese characters 北běi for north and 京jīng for capital ), was applied to the city in 1403 during the Ming dynasty to distinguish the city from Nanjing (the "Southern Capital").
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  3. An older English spelling, Peking is the postal romanization of the same two characters as they are pronounced in Chinese dialects spoken in the southern port towns first visited by European traders and missionaries.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing
    Peking former transliteration of the name of the Chinese capital city, now (in the pinyin system) called Beijing. In the Wade-Giles system it was Peiping; the form Peking pre-dates Wade-Giles and was formed by the old British-run, Hong Kong-based Chinese postal system.
    www.etymonline.com/word/Peking
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