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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
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A county of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
Forms
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
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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
Translations (2)
yue 静安 (District of Shanghai, China) · cmn 静安 (District of Shanghai, China)