平天下

Chinese

		flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful	under heaven; the world; everything under the sky under heaven; the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
simp. and trad. (平天下)		平	天下

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngtiānxià

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ tin¹ haa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngtiānxià
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngtiansià
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-tʻien¹-hsia⁴
    • Yale: píng-tyān-syà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngtianshiah
    • Palladius: пинтянься (pintjanʹsja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ tin¹ haa⁶
    • Yale: pìhng tīn hah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ tin¹ haa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ tin¹ ha⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ haː²²/

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• Middle Chinese: bjaeng then haeX

Rime
Character	平	天	下
Reading #	2/2	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	透 (6)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	先 (85)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV	II
Fanqie	符兵切	他前切	胡雅切
Baxter	bjaeng	then	haeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/bˠiæŋ/	/tʰen/	/ɦˠaX/
Pan Wuyun	/bᵚiaŋ/	/tʰen/	/ɦᵚaX/
Shao Rongfen	/biaŋ/	/tʰɛn/	/ɣaX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/biajŋ/	/tʰɛn/	/ɦaɨX/
Li Rong	/biɐŋ/	/tʰen/	/ɣaX/
Wang Li	/bĭɐŋ/	/tʰien/	/ɣaX/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ɐŋ/	/tʰien/	/ɣaX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	píng	tiān	xià
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ping4	tin1	haa6

Verb

平天下

1. (literary) to bring peace to the nation

   格物、致知、誠意、正心、修身、齊家、治國、平天下。 [MSC, trad.]
   格物、致知、诚意、正心、修身、齐家、治国、平天下。 [MSC, simp.]

   Géwù, zhìzhī, chéngyì, zhèngxīn, xiūshēn, qíjiā, zhìguó, píngtiānxià. [Pinyin]

   Investigate the nature of things, pursue knowledge, act in good faith, rectify one's mind, cultivate one's moral character, manage one's household, administer state affairs and bring peace to the nation.