Jing'an

English

Alternative forms

• Jingan
• (obsolete) Ching-an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪŋæn/, /d͡ʒɪŋɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋæn

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 靖安.

Proper noun

Jing'an

1. A county of Yichun, Jiangxi, China.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 靖安

  Mandarin: 靖安 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Manchu: ᡤᡳᠩ
  ᠠᠨ (ging an)

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

Jing'an District in Shanghai

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

1. 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 静安 (Jìng'ān)