Ji'an
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Chi-an
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 吉安 (Jí'ān).
Proper noun
Ji'an
- A prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China.
- 1999 September 26, Schoof, Renee, “China Marks Communism Half Century”, in AP News, archived from the original on 22 May 2022:
- ``I never saw shoes. Just straw sandals,″ said Xia, a thin and vigorous man of 78 who lives in a retirement home for revolutionaries in Ji’an, in Jiangxi province in southern China.
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Further reading
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 集安 (Jí'ān).
Proper noun
Ji'an
- A county-level city in Tonghua, Jilin, China.
- 2010 August 26, Duncan, Maxim; Jeremy Laurence; Brett Cole; Kwon Youri; Tabassum Zakaria; Chris Buckley; Jonathan Thatcher, “Kim Jong-il makes surprise China visit: sources”, in Sanjeev Miglani, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 March 2016, World News:
- A policewoman at the Chinese border town of Ji'an said: "Some leader came yesterday," but declined further comment on reports that the two Kims had traveled there on late on Wednesday.
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