"Pyongsong" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|^평성(平城)}} Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Pyongsong
  1. A municipal city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Wikipedia link: Pyongsong Categories (place): Places in North Korea, Places in South Pyongan Province Translations (municipal city): 平城 (english: ping⁴ sing⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 平城 (Píngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 평성 (Pyeongseong) (alt: 平城) (Korean)
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