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太平 means “peace and tranquility” or “peace and security” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The literal translation would be “very balanced” or “very peaceful.”
The first character means very, much, too much, or extremely.
The second character means balanced, peaceful, calm, equal, even, level, or smooth.
This proverb can be translated as the whole world at peace, peace and prosperity, peaceful and tranquil, peace reigns over the land, times of peace, peace and tranquillity, peaceful world, or from the Greek, times of halcyon.
Sometimes (rarely) written as 天下泰平 (variant 3rd character).
啟盛世開太平 means “To bring flourishing peace and security to the world (our current era).”
It's a wish that a new door leading to peace and prosperity could be opened to mankind.
Character and word breakdown:
啟 to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken.
盛世 a flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age.
開 to open; to start; to turn on.
太平 peace and security; peace and tranquility; peace; tranquility.
I don't like to do breakdowns like this, as the words altogether create their unique meaning (encompassed in the main title above).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 太平 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
太平 see styles |
tài píng tai4 ping2 t`ai p`ing tai ping tahei / tahe たへい |
More info & calligraphy: Peace and Tranquility(noun or adjectival noun) peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (given name) Tahei |
天下太平 see styles |
tiān xià tài píng tian1 xia4 tai4 ping2 t`ien hsia t`ai p`ing tien hsia tai ping tenkataihei / tenkataihe てんかたいへい |
More info & calligraphy: The Whole World at Peace(expression) (yoji) peaceful and tranquil (uneventful); peace reigns over the land; halcyon times of peace |
中太平 see styles |
nakataihei / nakataihe なかたいへい |
(place-name) Nakataihei |
南太平 see styles |
minamitaihei / minamitaihe みなみたいへい |
(place-name) Minamitaihei |
太平前 see styles |
taiheimae / taihemae たいへいまえ |
(place-name) Taiheimae |
太平區 太平区 see styles |
tài píng qū tai4 ping2 qu1 t`ai p`ing ch`ü tai ping chü |
Taiping district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning |
太平台 see styles |
taiheidai / taihedai たいへいだい |
(place-name) Taiheidai |
太平地 see styles |
taiheiji / taiheji たいへいじ |
(place-name) Taiheiji |
太平寺 see styles |
taheiji / taheji たへいじ |
(place-name) Taheiji |
太平山 see styles |
daihirayama だいひらやま |
(personal name) Daihirayama |
太平島 see styles |
taiheitou / taiheto たいへいとう |
(place-name) Taiping Island (Taiwan); Itu Aba |
太平川 see styles |
taiheigawa / taihegawa たいへいがわ |
(personal name) Taiheigawa |
太平州 see styles |
taiheishuu / taiheshu たいへいしゅう |
(rare) (See 大洋州) Oceania |
太平市 see styles |
tài píng shì tai4 ping2 shi4 t`ai p`ing shih tai ping shih |
Taiping City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
太平楽 see styles |
taiheiraku / taiheraku たいへいらく |
(noun or adjectival noun) (from the name of a gagaku piece) (See 雅楽) happy-go-lucky |
太平橋 see styles |
taiheibashi / taihebashi たいへいばし |
(personal name) Taiheibashi |
太平次 see styles |
taheiji / taheji たへいじ |
(personal name) Taheiji |
太平沢 see styles |
oohirasawa おおひらさわ |
(place-name) Oohirasawa |
太平治 see styles |
taheiji / taheji たへいじ |
(personal name) Taheiji |
太平洋 see styles |
tài píng yáng tai4 ping2 yang2 t`ai p`ing yang tai ping yang taira たいら |
Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean; (female given name) Taira |
太平湖 see styles |
taiheiko / taiheko たいへいこ |
(place-name) Taiheiko |
太平瀬 see styles |
oohirase おおひらせ |
(personal name) Oohirase |
太平町 see styles |
taiheimachi / taihemachi たいへいまち |
(place-name) Taiheimachi |
太平石 see styles |
oberashi おべらし |
(personal name) Oberashi |
太平記 see styles |
taiheiki / taiheki たいへいき |
(work) Taiheiki (Japanese historical epic, said to have been written by Kojima Houshi in the 1370s); (wk) Taiheiki (Japanese historical epic, said to have been written by Kojima Houshi in the 1370s) |
太平通 see styles |
taiheitoori / taihetoori たいへいとおり |
(place-name) Taiheitoori |
太平門 太平门 see styles |
tài píng mén tai4 ping2 men2 t`ai p`ing men tai ping men |
emergency exit |
太平間 太平间 see styles |
tài píng jiān tai4 ping2 jian1 t`ai p`ing chien tai ping chien |
mortuary; morgue |
太平駅 see styles |
taiheieki / taiheeki たいへいえき |
(st) Taihei Station |
太平鳥 太平鸟 see styles |
tài píng niǎo tai4 ping2 niao3 t`ai p`ing niao tai ping niao |
(bird species of China) Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Peace and Tranquility | 太平 | tai hei / taihei | tài píng / tai4 ping2 / tai ping / taiping | t`ai p`ing / taiping / tai ping |
The Whole World at Peace | 天下太平 | tenkataihei tenkataihei | tiān xià tài píng tian1 xia4 tai4 ping2 tian xia tai ping tianxiataiping | t`ien hsia t`ai p`ing tienhsiataiping tien hsia tai ping |
Worldwide Wish for Peace and Prosperity | 啟盛世開太平 启盛世开太平 | qǐ shèng shì kāi tài píng qi3 sheng4 shi4 kai1 tai4 ping2 qi sheng shi kai tai ping qishengshikaitaiping | ch`i sheng shih k`ai t`ai p`ing chishengshihkaitaiping chi sheng shih kai tai ping |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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