Jing'an
Syllables: Jing·an/d͡ʒɪŋæn/
Jing'an proper noun: a county of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
Proper noun (1)
Jing'an
Proper noun (2)
Jing'an
- 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 of Jing'an
| alternative form | Jingan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Ching-an |
Origin of Jing'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靖安.
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靜安 /静安 (Jìng'ān, literally “Quiet & Peaceful”) after the most prominent local monastery.
Questions about Jing'an
- What does Jing'an mean?
- Jing'an means a county of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.
- What part of speech is Jing'an?
- Jing'an is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jing'an?
- Jing'an is pronounced /d͡ʒɪŋæn/.
Words near Jing'an in the dictionary
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