释义 |
pe·king I. \ˈpē|kiŋ\ adjective also pe·kin \-|kin\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: peking from Peking (name used up to 1928 by the imperial and republican governments of China and since 1949 by the Communist government), city in northeast China that was the capital up to 1928 and has been the capital of the Communist government of China since 1949, from Chinese (Pekingese) Pe4 ching1, from pe4 north + ching1 capital; pekin from Pekin Peking, from French Pékin, from Chinese (Pekingese) Pe4 ching1 : of or from the city of Peking, China : of the kind or style prevalent in Peking II. noun or peking duck Usage: usually capitalized P : pekin |