Ji'an

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jian"

English

Alternative forms

• Chi-an (Wade–Giles)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiˌɑn/, /-æn/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉安 (Jí'ān).

Proper noun

Ji'an

1. A prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China.
   • 1999 September 26, Renee Schoof, “China Marks Communism Half Century”, in AP News‎^[1], 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.

Translations

prefecture-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吉安 (zh) (Jí'ān)

Further reading

• Ji'an in Encyclopædia Britannica

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 集安 (Jí'ān).

Proper noun

Ji'an

1. A county-level city in Tonghua, Jilin, China.
   • 2010 August 26, Maxim Duncan, 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^[2], archived from the original on 05 March 2016, World News‎^[3]:

     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.

   • [2010 August 26, Choe Sang-Hun, Sharon LaFraniere, “Carter Wins Release of American in North Korea”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 09, 2020, Asia Pacific‎^[5]:

     After watching Mr. Kim’s movements for the past few days, the South Korean authorities said his train had crossed the border with China, traveling from the North Korean town of Manpo to Jian in China, according to an official at the presidential Blue House in Seoul.]

   • [2019 May 3, Théo Clément, “The Jian-Manpho Bridge: Another Failed Attempt at Economic Integration or One More Nail in the Coffin of “Maximum Pressure”?”, in 38 North‎^[6], archived from the original on 05 May 2019‎^[7]:

     In particular, the recent opening of a bridge connecting the Chinese city of Jian (集安) and the North Korean town of Manpho (만포, 满浦) suggests that both the DPRK and China seem to be willing to open what would be a third economic cooperation corridor, in addition to the main Dandong-Sinuiju axis and the already existing Hunchun-Rason routes linking North Hamgyong Province with the Yanbian Korean Prefecture of Jilin Province. This was revealed during fieldwork interviews I conducted in Jian and the borderlands in 2018.]

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 集安 (zh) (Jí'ān)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Ji'an”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[8], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1446, column 1