Pyongsong

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 평성(平城) (Pyeongseong).

Proper noun

Pyongsong

1. A municipal city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.
   • 2015 June 3, James Pearson, Ju-Min Park, “Pyongyang Bling: The rise of North Korea's consumer comrades”, in Tony Munroe, Raju Gopalakrishnan, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on November 29, 2024, Seoul (Reuters):

     Defectors said the consumer boom extends to cities beyond Pyongyang, where bustling markets or train stations are now home to small coffee stalls, and wearing jewelry is an outward and accepted sign of status.
     Ahn said the nearby city of Pyongsong is where many well-off North Koreans live, thanks to wholesale businesses importing products from China.

Translations

municipal city

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 平城 (ping⁴ sing⁴)

  Mandarin: 平城 (zh) (Píngchéng)

• Korean: 평성(平城) (ko) (Pyeongseong)