> "Peking" approximates how it may have been pronounced at one point, but the pronunciation has changed, making that approximation even worse than it started wi

> "Peking" approximates how it may have been pronounced at one point, but the pronunciation has changed, making that approximation even worse than it started with. You're saying it's written the way it was pronounced centuries ago but isn't anymore? Well, then that makes "Peking" the perfect spelling for the English language! ;)