平和

Chinese

Etymology 1

 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
simp. and trad.
(平和)
anagram 和平

Pronunciation


Note: phiàng-fò - only "placid, polite".

Adjective

平和

  1. having a mild temperament; polite
  2. peaceful; placid
    心境平和   xīnjìng pínghé   peace of mind
  3. harmonious; concordant
Synonyms
  • (having a mild temperament):
  • (peaceful):
  • (harmonious):

Proper noun

平和

  1. () Pinghe (a county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China)
  2. () Pinghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)

Etymology 2

 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
simp. and trad.
(平和)
alternative forms 平胡
平糊 Cantonese
anagram 和平

Pronunciation


Noun

平和

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand in which every meld is a chow, and the pair does not consist of wind or dragon tiles (in Hong Kong mahjong, the pair can consist of wind or dragon tiles)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on’yomi

First attested in the Meiji era.

Rearrangement of 和平 (wahei, peace), likely that (hei) also means "flat", therefore switching the kanji meant "calm, equal + harmony → peace". (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーわ [hèéwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Adjective

(へい)() • (heiwa) -na (adnominal (へい)() (heiwa na), adverbial (へい)() (heiwa ni))

  1. peaceful
    (へい)()()(かい)
    Heiwa na sekai.
    A peaceful world.
  2. calm
Inflection

Noun

(へい)() • (heiwa) 

  1. peace, a peaceful situation
    ()()(へい)()()ならば、いつか(はな)()
    Doko ka ni heiwa ga aru nara ba, itsuka hana mo saku.
    If there is peace, someday the flowers shall bloom.
  2. calm, calmness
Synonyms
Derived terms

Proper noun

(へい)() • (Heiwa) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a place name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ぴん
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowing from Chinese 平和 (pínghú).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ンフ [pìńfú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [pʲĩɰ̃ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

平和(ピンフ) or 平和(ピンホー) • (pinfu or pinhō) 

  1. (mahjong) no points hand: a (yaku, winning hand) that does not have any of the following: triplets, quads, the player's seat wind, the prevailing wind, or dragons; and the winning tile completes a two-sided wait sequence; worth 1 (han, double)
Derived terms
  • (ピン)()自摸(ツモ) (pinfu-tsumo)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Anagrams

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

平和 • (pyeonghwa) (hangeul 평화)

  1. Hanja form? of 평화 (peace).
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