核平

Chinese

		nuclear; atomic; stone (of fruit)	flat; level; equal flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
simp. and trad. (核平)		核	平

Etymology

Pun on 和平 (hépíng, “peace”).

This word originated from the Nuclear Gandhi meme in the Civilization series, as Gandhi was famously a pacifist.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hépíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hépíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hépíng
    • Wade–Giles: ho²-pʻing²
    • Yale: hé-píng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: herpyng
    • Palladius: хэпин (xɛpin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

核平

1. (neologism, slang) to nuke; to pacify with nuclear weapons

   一國兩智，核平統一 [MSC, trad.]
   一国两智，核平统一 [MSC, simp.]

   yī guó liǎng zhì, hépíng tǒngyī [Pinyin]

   “one country, two kinds of intelligence” (pun on 一國兩制／一国两制 (yī guó liǎng zhì, “one country, two systems”)) and the “nuclear-pacified reunification (of China)” (pun on 和平統一 (“peaceful reunification”))