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Taiping

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /taɪˈpɪŋ/
  • tīʹpǐngʹ

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Meaning 1

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, a rebel state in southern, eastern, and central China during the mid-19th century.

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Meaning 2

Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

Taiping Island.

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Meaning 3

Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

A city in Perak, Malaysia.

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Meaning 4

Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

A district of Taichung, Taiwan.

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Meaning 5

Various districts, towns, townships, mountains, and islands in China, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

A district of Fuxin, Liaoning, China.

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Meaning 6

Taiping Prefecture, a former prefecture of China located west of Nanjing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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Meaning 7

Victoria Peak in Hong Kong.

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Usage: uncommon

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noun

Meaning 8

A member of the Taiping rebels during the mid-19th century.

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Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 太平 (taai3 ping4) — Taiping
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太平 (Tàipíng) — Taiping
  • French: Taiping — Taiping
  • Marathi: ताइपिंग (tāipiṅga) — Taiping
  • Marathi: थाइफिंग (thāiphiṅga) — Taiping
  • Vietnamese: Thái Bình — Taiping