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Pingzhen

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 平鎮 / 平镇 (Píngzhèn).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Pingzhen

  1. A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.
    • 2020 May 1, C. Chuang, “Worker Killed in Taoyuan Construction Accident [桃園文化公園停車場工程坍塌 1死2傷]”, in Public Television Service‎[2], archived from the original on 21 August 2023‎[3]:
      On April 30, this construction site for a parking lot for a park in Taoyuan City's Pingzhen District suddenly collapsed.
    • 2023 March 23, Yeh Chen, Kuo Hsuan-wen, Tseng Yi-ning, Matthew Mazzetta, “Sightings of non-native baboon reported in Taoyuan”, in Focus Taiwan‎[4], sourced from Taipei, CNA, archived from the original on March 23, 2023, Society‎[5]:
      Authorities in Taoyuan are searching for a non-native baboon, possibly a chacma baboon, which has been spotted several times in the city's Pingzhen District over the past 12 days and was most recently seen in the coastal district of Xinwu.

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Ma, Zhenglin (1985) “Appendix 7.1: Transliteration Glossary of Place Names in Taiwan”, in Victor F.S. Sit, editor, Chinese Cities: The Growth of the Metropolis Since 1949‎[1], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 208: “Hanyu Pinyin/Common English Name used in Taiwan/Chinese Characters […] Pingzhen/Pingchen/平鎮”

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