ˈpā|piŋ, ˈbā|- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Peiping (name used by the Nationalist government of China) (from Chinese — Pek — Pe 4 p'ing 2 , from pe 4 north + p'ing 2 peace), Peking (name used up to 1928 by the imperial and republican governments of China and since 1949 by the Communist government) (from Chinese — Pek — Pe 4 ching 1 , from pe 4 north + ching 1 capital), city in northeast China that was the capital up to 1928 and has been the capital of the Communist government of China since 1949
: peking