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
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
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beijing
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