Jing'an
English
Alternative forms
- Jingan
- (obsolete) Ching-an
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪŋæn/, /d͡ʒɪŋɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋæn
- Rhymes: -æn
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靖安.
Proper noun
Jing'an
Translations
county
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jing'an”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[1], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 2
Etymology 2
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靜安 / 静安 (Jìng'ān, literally “Quiet & Peaceful”) after the most prominent local monastery.
Proper noun
Jing'an
- A district of Shanghai, China.
- 2021 October 12, Ligaya Mishan, “In Shanghai, Teahouses Offer Both Community and Solitude”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2021, Food Matters[3]:
- 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.
- 2022 May 28, Emily Wang Fujiyama, Si Chen, Joe McDonald, “Shanghai lockdown: Residents demand release, and some get it”, in AP News[4], archived from the original on 27 May 2022[5]:
- 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.
Translations
District of Shanghai, China
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