平常

Chinese

 
flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
always; ever; often
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
simp. and trad.
(平常)
平 常
anagram 常平

Pronunciation


Adjective

平常

  1. ordinary; common; usual; not rare; unexceptional
  2. (euphemistic) so-so; average

Synonyms

  • (ordinary):
  • (so-so):

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 平常心 (píngchángxīn)
  • 稀鬆平常/稀松平常

Adverb

平常

  1. ordinarily; usually; generally

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (平常):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 常
へい
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 5
goon kan’on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 平常 (MC biᴇn|bˠiæŋ d͡ʑɨɐŋ). First appears in the 818 CE poetry compilation 文華秀麗集 (Bunka Shūrei Shū, literally “Collection of Beautiful Splendid Writing”).[1]

The mixed reading with goon for the first character and kan'on for the second character suggests a shift in the reading after initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

平(へい)常(じょう) • (heijō) ←へいじやう (feizyau)? -na, adnominal 平(へい)常(じょう)な (heijō na), adverbial 平(へい)常(じょう)に (heijō ni)

  1. common, ordinary, usual
    Synonyms: 通常 (tsūjō), 普通 (futsū)
    Antonyms: 特殊 (tokushu), 特別 (tokubetsu)
  2. normal, not emergency
    Synonym: 正常 (seijō)
    Antonyms: 異常 (ijō), 非常 (hijō)

Inflection

Noun

平(へい)常(じょう) • (heijō) ←へいじやう (feizyau)?

  1. commonness, ordinariness, usuality
  2. normality

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
平常

Adjective

平常

  1. chữ Hán form of bình thường (“normal; ordinary; usual”).

Adverb

平常

  1. chữ Hán form of bình thường (“normally; usually”).
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