Kiến An

See also: Kiên An

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Kiến An.

Proper noun

Kiến An

  1. An urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam.
  2. A rural commune of Chợ Mới district, An Giang Province, Vietnam.

Translations

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建安.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ ʔaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Kiến An

  1. Kiến An (an urban district of Haiphong, Vietnam)
  2. Kiến An (a rural commune of Chợ Mới district, An Giang Province, Vietnam)
  3. (historical) Kiến An (a former province in Northern Vietnam, which is nowadays a part of Haiphong)
  4. Jian'an (a district of Xuchang, Henan, China)
  5. (historical) the Jian'an era
    1. Chinese era name from the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, 196–220
    2. Chinese era name from the reign of Emperor Baoding of Dali, 1083–1091