金平

Chinese

metal; gold; money
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
simp. and trad.
(金平)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

金平

  1. () Jinping (a district of Shantou, Guangdong, China)
  2. (~苗族瑤族傣族自治縣, ) Jinping (an autonomous county of Honghe prefecture, Yunnan, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Etymology

By analogy from 坂田金平, a puppet show character of the early Edo Period known for his strength, stubbornness, and valor, due to the strength and stubbornness of burdock, traditionally the main ingredient in kinpira.

Noun

金平(きんぴら) • (kinpira

  1. a Japanese dish that involves sauteing and simmering root vegetables such as carrot, burdock root, and/or lotus root