Pyongyang

English Alternative forms en Pyeongyang from Revised Romanization of Korean Revised Romanization of Korean (RR) en Pyengyang Etymology en ko ^평양(平壤) flat land, from the McCune–Reischauer McCune–Reischauer (MR) romanisation P'yŏngyang, a Sino-Korean word from 平壤. Pronunciation en /ˌpjɔŋˈjæŋ/ /ˌpjɑŋˈjɛŋ/ /ˌpjʌŋˈjɑŋ/ US en /ˌpjɒŋˈjæŋ/ /ˌpjʌŋˈjɑːŋ/ UK pyŭng′yäng′Pyongyang 1537 2 Pyongyang (pyŭng′yäng′), Jap. [Japanese] Heijo or Heizyo (both: hā′jō),Formerly spelled Pyengyang, Pingyang, and Phyong-yang.Pyong·yang 633 2 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pyongyang.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Zazollo-Pyongyang.wav GA en æŋ ɑːŋ UK 2 Proper noun en Q18808en capital city c/North Korea. en 1913 I Yamagata Japanese-Korean Relations after the Japanese Invasion of Korea in the XVIth Century. Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society IV II https://archive.org/details/transactionsofko42roya/page/n4/ 1645191 3 https://archive.org/details/transactionsofko42roya/page/n10/ Within less than twenty days after landing at Fusan, Konishi, and Kato, Commander of the Second Contingent of the Japanese Army, occupied Seoul, and the Korean King fled to Pyongyang. The Japanese generals did not stop long in Seoul. Kato marched into the province of North Hamkyong and went as far north as Hoilyong on the Manchurian border, while Konishi pursued the King to Pyongyang, which town he occupied on July 16, that is only fifty-four days after he had set foot in Korea. en 11/30/2017 Alexander Pearson Which countries have diplomatic relations with North Korea? w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20171201005845/https://www.dw.com/en/which-countries-have-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/a-41597549 December 01, 2017 https://www.dw.com/en/which-countries-have-diplomatic-relations-with-north-korea/a-41597549 News Forty-seven countries host a North Korean embassy, while 24 have an embassy in Pyongyang. Most of the countries that do not have an embassy in North Korea handle their diplomatic affairs with the country from their embassies in neighboring China or South Korea. en 17 May 2022 North Korean military ramps up Covid response as outbreak grows https://web.archive.org/web/20220517044711/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220517-north-korean-military-ramps-up-covid-response-as-outbreak-grows 17 May 2022 w:France 24 Hundreds of personnel in camouflage uniforms from the Korean People's Army medical units were seen rallying in the capital Pyongyang in photos released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The military "urgently deployed its powerful forces to all pharmacies in Pyongyang City and began to supply medicines under the 24-hour service system", KCNA said. en en pyongyangmetonymyen metonym The North Korean government. en 10 January 2018 Zhenhua Lu US ‘welcomes’ softer tone on Korean Peninsula but watches Pyongyang warily w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20180110005838/https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/2127562/us-welcomes-softer-tone-korean-peninsula-watches-pyongyang January 10, 2018 https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/2127562/us-welcomes-softer-tone-korean-peninsula-watches-pyongyang 1563-9371 648902513 Asia The US State Department said it welcomed talks between Pyongyang and Seoul on North Korea’s participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, despite a US lawmaker’s call for America to boycott the Games. en December 09 2020 South Korea questions Pyongyang’s claims to be virus-free w:The Times https://web.archive.org/web/20201210075818/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/south-korea-questions-pyongyangs-claims-to-be-virus-free-sspmpf2n2 December 10, 2020 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/south-korea-questions-pyongyangs-claims-to-be-virus-free-sspmpf2n2 0140-0460 181820531 The sister of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted South Korea’s foreign minister for casting doubt over Pyongyang’s claim that the country has no coronavirus cases. North Korea closed its borders in January to avoid a spread of the virus and has insisted that it has had no cases. en 23 November 2023 Pyongyang got Moscow’s help in launching spy satellite, says Seoul w:EFE https://web.archive.org/web/20231125213737/https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-11-23/pyongyang-got-moscows-help-in-launching-spy-satellite-says-seoul/ 25 November 2023 https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-11-23/pyongyang-got-moscows-help-in-launching-spy-satellite-says-seoul/ Pyongyang successfully launched a reconnaissance satellite on Tuesday after two failed attempts in May and August.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in September at Russia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome.Both parties reportedly agreed that Pyongyang would receive technical assistance from Moscow in the aerospace field in exchange for weapons to fight the Ukraine war. en Synonyms from Japanese historical en Heijō from Mandarin Chinese rare en Pingrang, en P'ing-jang, en Pingjang en Pengyang Derived terms en Pyongyangite Pyongyangology Translations capital of North Korea Afrikaans: af Pjongjang Albanian: sq Pjongiang m, sq Pjonjangu m definite Arabic: ar بْيُونْيَانْغ f byunyānḡ Armenian: hy Փխենյան Asturian: ast Pyong Yang Azerbaijani: az Pxenyan Basque: eu Piongiang Belarusian: be Пхенья́н m Bengali: bn পিয়ং ইয়াং Bulgarian: bg Пхеня́н m Burmese: my ပြုံယမ်း Cherokee: chr ᏈᏯᏂᎩᏰᏂᎩ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 平壤 Eastern Min: cdo 平壤 Hokkien: nan-hbl 平壤 Pêng-lióng, Pêng-jiáng Mandarin: cmn 平壤 Wu: wuu 平壤 Czech: cs Pchjongjang m Danish: da Pyongyang n Dutch: nl Pyongyang n Estonian: et Phjongjang, et P'yŏngyang Finnish: fi Pjongjang French: fr Pyongyang m Georgian: ka ფხენიანი German: de Pjöngjang n Greek: el Πιονγιάνγκ f Gujarati: gu પ્યોંગયાંગ Hebrew: he פְּיוֹנְגְּיַאנְג f pyongyang Hindi: hi प्योंगयांग m Hungarian: hu Phenjan Icelandic: is Pjongjang Indonesian: id Pyongyang Irish: ga Peoingeáin Italian: it Pyongyang Japanese: ja 平壌 ピョンヤン, Pyon'yan, へいじょう, Heijō, ja ピョンヤン Pyon'yan Kannada: kn ಪ್ಯೊನ್ಗ್ಯಾಂಗ್ Kazakh: kk Пхеньян Khmer: km ព្យុងយ៉ាង Korean: ko ^평양(平壤) Kyrgyz: ky Пхеньян Lao: lo ພຽງຢາງ Latin: la Pyeongyang n Latvian: lv Phenjana f Lithuanian: lt Pchenjanas m Macedonian: mk Пјонгјанг m Malay: ms Pyongyang Malayalam: ml പ്യോംങ്യാംഗ് Maltese: mt Pjongjang Marathi: mr प्योंगयांग Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Пёнъян, mn Пёньян, mn Пхеньян Mongolian script: mn ᠫᠾᠧᠨᠢᠶᠠᠩ Nepali: ne प्योङ्गयाङ्ग Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Pyongyang n Persian: fa پیونگ‌یانگ piyong-yâng, fa پهنیان pehenyân Polish: pl Pjongjang m-in, pl Phenian m-in Portuguese: pt Pyongyang f, pt Pionguiangue f Punjabi: pa ਪਿਓਂਗਯਾਂਗ Romanian: ro Phenian Russian: ru Пхенья́н m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Пјонгјанг m Latin: sh Pjongjang m Slovak: sk Pchjongjang m Slovene: sl Pjongjang m Spanish: es Pionyang m Swedish: sv Pyongyang n Tagalog: tl Pyongyang Tajik: tg Пхенян Tamil: ta பியொங்யாங் Telugu: te ప్యోంగ్యాంగ్ Thai: th เปียงยาง Tibetan: bo ཕོང་ཡང Turkish: tr Pyongyang Turkmen: tk Phenýan Ukrainian: uk Пхенья́н m Urdu: ur پھیانگ یانگ m phyāng yāng Uyghur: ug پيوڭياڭ Uzbek: uz Pxenyan Vietnamese: vi Bình Nhưỡng (vi 平壤) Yiddish: yi פּיאָנגיאַנג n See also en Seoul, capital city of South Korea References Further reading P'yǒngyang Dutch Etymology From nl ko ^평양(平壤) flat land. Proper noun n nl capital city c/North Korea Pyongyang Further reading nl Italian Etymology From it ko ^평양(平壤) Pyongyang, flat land. Pronunciation Pjònghiàng,!!Piö̀ŋ.iàŋ Proper noun f it capital city c/North Korea Pyongyang Further reading it Portuguese pt: Alternative forms pt Pionguiangue Pronunciation Pionguiangue pt ɐ̃ɡi ɐ̃ɡɨ Brazil Portugal Proper noun f pt capital city c/North Korea Pyongyang Turkish Pronunciation tr [pjonɡjanɡ] tr Pyong yang Proper noun tr capital city c/North Korea Pyongyang Declension