English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Pekingese
- The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.
Usage notes
Although the term Pekingese can now feel dated owing to the growing use of pinyin Beijing in current English, it remains more common than its synonyms, none of which have gained wide acceptance in reference to the natives and expatriates of the city. Compare the use of Cantonese for the language and people of present-day Guangdong but Suzhounese for the dialect of the former Soochow.
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Noun
Pekingese (plural Pekingese)
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A Pekingese dog
- A native or inhabitant of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.
- A small toy dog from China.
Synonyms
Translations
someone from Beijing
- Catalan: pequinès m, pequinesa f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 北京人 (zh) (Běijīngrén)
- Esperanto: pekinano (man or woman), pekinanino (woman)
- Finnish: pekingiläinen (fi), beijingiläinen
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- French: Pékinois m, Pékinoise f, Pékinais m (rare), Pékinaise f (rare)
- German: Pekinger m, Pekingerin f
- Japanese: 北京人 (Pekin-jin)
- Portuguese: pequinês m
- Romanian: locuitor din Beijing m
- Russian: пеки́нец (ru) m (pekínec), пеки́нка m (pekínka)
- Spanish: pekinés (es) m, pekinesa f
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dog
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 北京狗 (Běijīng gǒu)
- Finnish: kiinanpalatsikoira (fi), pekingeesi
- French: pékinois (fr) m
- German: Pekingese m
- Japanese: ペキニーズ (pekinīzu)
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- Korean: 페키니즈 (pekinijeu)
- Macedonian: пекинезер m (pekinézer)
- Malay: anjing Peking, asu Peking, Peking, anjing Beijing, asu Beijing, Beijing
- Polish: pekińczyk (pl) m
- Portuguese: pequinês m
- Romanian: pechinez (ro) m
- Russian: пекине́с (ru) m (pekinɛ́s)
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Adjective
Pekingese
- of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China
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