Peking

Etymology
c. 1655 romanization of the  pronunciation of, reinforced by  from before the modern palatalization of  to. The early Portuguese and Jesuits such as used the spelling ;  used C.  for his 1572 ', the first modern atlas; Italian Jesuit  used Peking in his 1654 Latin ' and 1655 ', which were quickly translated into English and later used by  for his 1665 '. 's Cosmographie changed its spelling from in the 1652 edition to Peking in the 1658 edition, but both  and Peking were used interchangeably in English until the  adopted Peking as its  in the 1890s.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
 * 1)  The government of the People's Republic of China; the central leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

Usage notes
Cultural terms using Peking such as and  are the standard English language forms. However, as a reference to the city itself, Peking, though common in English into the 1980s, is less common than the pinyin-derived in standard English and can feel dated and/or historical. The adjectival form is more common than the more recently generated terms  and.

Etymology
, specifically the from before the modern palatalization of  to. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Etymology
Ultimately from the  from before the modern palatalization of  to.

Etymology
Ultimately from the  from before the modern palatalization of  to. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Usage notes

 * In German, remains the vastly predominant form of the name in all contexts (except perhaps sinologist literature and the like).

Etymology
, from an old romanization of, reinforced by  from before the modern palatalization of  to.