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Peking vs Beijing - What's the difference?

peking | beijing |

Beijing is a synonym of peking.

Beijing is a alternative form of peking.



As proper nouns the difference between peking and beijing

is that peking is {{altname|Beijing} while Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China.

As an adjective Peking

is of or related to Beijing.

peking

English

(wikipedia Peking)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Beijing)

    • Usage notes

    Although more common in English as late as the 1980s, the romanization Peking is now less common than pinyin Beijing in standard English and, although not obsolete, can feel dated or even historical. The adjectival form Pekingese remains more common than recent updates such as Beijingese and Beijinger.

    Related terms

    * Pekingese

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or related to Beijing

    • Derived terms

    * Peking duck * Peking opera ----

    beijing

    English

    (wikipedia Beijing) (commonscat)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The capital of the People's Republic of China.

    • Synonyms

    * Peking (dated) * Peiping (historic) * Yanjing (historic) * Zhongdu (historic) * Chung-tu (historic, dated ) * Khanbalik (historic) * Khanbaliq (historic, hypercorrect ) * Cambaluc (historic, archaic ) * Dadu (historic) * Ta-tu (historic, dated )

    Derived terms

    * Beijinger * Beijingese * Beijing duck * Beijing opera