Taiping

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Taiping

  • /taɪˈpɪŋ/ US

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From Mandarin Chinese 太平 (Tàipíng, literally “Great Peace, Great Pacified Region”).

proper noun Tai-ping · Tai-p'ing · T'ai-p'ing · Tai Ping

  1. historical The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century. Chiang-su was the main centre of the great Tʻai Pʻing rebellion, Nanking being the rebel capital from 1853 to 1864.
  2. Taiping Island. Taiwan’s coastguard has said it plans to hold rescue drills in waters around Taipei’s sole territorial holding in the disputed South China Sea at the end of this month, and that the drills could involve its navy. The exercises to be held around Itu Aba, known by Taiwan as Taiping, would include dril
  3. A city in Perak, Malaysia. Parit is a small town of roughly 2,000 people in the state of Perak, deep in the rural heartland of Malaysia, with no distinguishing feature other than its attractive location on the banks of a muddy river, which served as the backdrop to a few scenes in the 1999 movie “Anna and the King.” Once a co
  4. A district of Taichung, Taiwan. In Taiwan province, a gathering attended by 10,000 people was held at Pingling military camp in Taiping village, Taichung county.
  5. A district of Fuxin, Liaoning, China.
  6. historical Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
  7. uncommon Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. When the pandemic fades, let’s go hiking on Taiping Mountain and enjoy the picturesque scenery of the “Pearl of the Orient” together.

noun Taipings · Tai-ping · Tai-p'ing · T'ai-p'ing · Tai Ping

  1. historical A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century. Under the Taipings, the Chinese language was simplified, and equality between men and women was decreed.

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noun Taiping

中文太平 Tàipíng
FrançaisTaiping
Tiếng ViệtThái Bình

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"Taiping." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taiping. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Taiping. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taiping

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@misc{taiping_2026,
  title = {Taiping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taiping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}