Taiping
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Taiping
From the Chinese word tàipíng literally, great peace
Example Sentences
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It was in this period that suffered the Taiping Rebellion, often seen as the bloodiest civil war in human history, and ultimately collapsed completely in 1912 after 250 years of rule.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
Taiping quickly saw business potential: He began posting prerecorded videos about his jerky, shipping it to people who messaged him to buy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
In 2015, noticing that his town’s scenic grasslands were attracting tourists, Taiping, then 30 years old, decided to borrow $15,000 to make and sell his own beef jerky.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
In 1853, the populous southern city of Nanjing fell to the Taiping army and became Hong Xiuquan’s capital.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
One is the world of the thing they study: the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, the development of language in children, the Taiping Rebellion in China.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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