平原

Chinese

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
simp. and trad.
(平原) 		平 原
anagram 原平

Pronunciation

Noun

平原

  1. (geography) plain (large area of flat land with no trees); flatland (Classifier: 片 m)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

平原

  1. (～縣) Pingyuan County (a county of Shandong, China)
  2. (～省) Pingyuan Province (a former province of China; capital: Xinxiang)
  3. (～鎮) Pingyuan (a town in Pingtan, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平原):
  • → Japanese: 平原(へいげん) (heigen)
  • → Korean: 평원(平原) (pyeong'won)
  • → Vietnamese: bình nguyên (平原)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 原
へい
Grade: 3 		げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

平(へい)原(げん) • (heigen) 

  1. flat, plain, prairie
  2. (US) valley
    帝国平原(ていこくへいげん)
    teikoku heigen
    Imperial Valley, California
    サクラメント平原(へいげん)
    sakuramento heigen
    Sacramento Valley, California
    ガーデナ平原(へいげん)
    gādena heigen
    Gardena Valley, California

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
平原

Noun

平原 • (pyeong'won) (hangeul 평원)

  1. hanja form? of 평원 (“plain”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平原

Noun

平原

  1. chữ Hán form of bình nguyên (“plain”)
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