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Jing'an en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒɪŋɑn/
  • /d͡ʒɪŋæn/
  • jĭng′än′

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靖安.

Meanings

  1. A county of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.

Forms

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Ching-an alternative lexicographic

Translations (3)

yue 靖安 (county) · cmn 靖安 (county) · mnc ᡤᡳᠩ ᠠᠨ (county)

Jing'an en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒɪŋɑn/
  • /d͡ʒɪŋæn/
  • jĭng′än′

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靜安 /静安 (Jìng'ān, literally “Quiet & Peaceful”) after the most prominent local monastery.

Meanings

  1. A district of Shanghai, China.
    • With coffee shops now as their rivals — among them the mammoth 30,000-square-foot storefront of Starbucks Reserve Roastery that opened in 2017 in Shanghai’s Jing’an district — teahouses have had to adapt. 2021 October 12, Ligaya Mishan, “In Shanghai, Teahouses Offer Both Community and Solitude”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2021, Food Matters:
    • Residents of a compound in Jing’an district saw the gates of neighboring compounds open over the past month — yet theirs remained locked. On Wednesday, about two dozen gathered at the gate, calling out to speak with a representative. 2022 May 28, Emily Wang Fujiyama, Si Chen, Joe McDonald, “Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it”, in AP News, archived from the original on 27 May 2022:

Forms

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Ching-an alternative lexicographic

Translations (2)

yue 静安 (District of Shanghai, China) · cmn 静安 (District of Shanghai, China)