"Taiping" meaning in English

See Taiping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /taɪˈpɪŋ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Mandarin Chinese 太平 (Tàipíng, literally “Great Peace, Great Pacified Region”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taiping
  1. (historical) The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in China Derived forms: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-~vrbNXvz Disambiguation of Places in China: 15 20 19 19 20 6 0 Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 31 5 5 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 33 4 4 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 33 4 4 6 21 2
  2. Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
    Taiping Island.
    Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-X~TGuOjz Disambiguation of Places in China: 15 20 19 19 20 6 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 36 5 5 5 21 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 33 6 6 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 39 2 2 4 23 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 35 5 5 5 22 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 36 5 5 4 22 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 31 5 5 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 33 4 4 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 33 4 4 6 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 26 36 5 5 6 21 2
  3. Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
    A city in Perak, Malaysia.
    Categories (place): Cities in Malaysia, Cities in Perak, Places in Malaysia, Places in Perak, Places in China
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-5ZjD4xSk Disambiguation of Places in China: 15 20 19 19 20 6 0
  4. Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
    A district of Taichung, Taiwan.
    Categories (place): Places in Taichung, Places in Taiwan, Places in China
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-A1kh1xQz Disambiguation of Places in China: 15 20 19 19 20 6 0 Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Taiwan
  5. (historical) Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-gqVhVOH3 Disambiguation of Places in China: 15 20 19 19 20 6 0
  6. (uncommon) Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-name-E6y7tWCo Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 31 5 5 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 33 4 4 7 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 29 33 4 4 6 21 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tai-ping, Tai-p'ing, T'ai-p'ing, Tai Ping

Noun

IPA: /taɪˈpɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: Taipings [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin Chinese 太平 (Tàipíng, literally “Great Peace, Great Pacified Region”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-noun}} Taiping (plural Taipings)
  1. (historical) A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century. Tags: historical Translations (Taiping): 太平 (Tàipíng) (Chinese Mandarin), Taiping (French), ताइपिंग (tāipiṅga) (Marathi), थाइफिंग (thāiphiṅga) (Marathi), Thái Bình (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Taiping-en-noun-sj2Dk~9N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tai-ping, Tai-p'ing, T'ai-p'ing, Tai Ping

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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