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by apexalpha 2587 days ago
Dutch here, due to historical trade relations we also still use Peking!
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7FE1CCE3 2587 days ago
That's how they pronounced the name of the city in southern China, which is where the trade started.

http://cantonese.org/search.php?q=北京

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