Běi jīng yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Beijing pronunciation
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

北京音 北京音 [Bei3 jing1 yin1] /Beijing pronunciation/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 京
    jīng

    capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)

    Jīng

    surname Jing / short name for Beijing 北京[Běi jīng] / Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

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