Pingku

See also: pingku

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 平谷 (Pínggǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-ku³.

Proper noun

Pingku

1. Alternative form of Pinggu.
   • 1972 [1972 July 10], “After Peking Man”, in Eastern Horizon‎^[1], volume XI, number 4, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 1:

     Three polished stone axes with sharp blades have been found in a village of Pingku County on Peking’s eastern outskirts.

   • 1979, Govind Kelkar, “China's Women: The Change And The Challenge”, in China After Mao: A Report on Socialist Development‎^[2], New Delhi: USHA Publications, →OCLC, page 164:

     In 1974 the Beijing Women’s Federation after a careful study and investigation protested against wage discrimination in Pingku County. Since then men and women have received equal work-points there. Prior to their protest in 1974, men earned 10 work-points for a day’s work and women only 8 doing the same labour.