Da'an

Da·an
/ˌdɑˈɑn/

proper noun

A county-level city of Baicheng, Jilin, China.

OriginMandarin 大安 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county-level city of Baicheng, Jilin, China.
  2. A district of Zigong, Sichuan, China.

    Workers of a lantern production factory in Da'an District, Zigong City, transport the finished lanterns.

    2022 February 1, “In picture: Lunar New Year celebrations around the globe”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2022, World
  3. alternativeAlternative form of Daan (Taipei, Taiwan)

    Da’an is an important commercial and residential area (property prices are among the highest in the city) with several major universities.

    2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taipei”, in Taiwan, 9th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 63, column 2
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    A flyer posted on the entrance of an apartment building in Jinan Borough, Da’an District, Taipei City, vows to oppose the shelter for sick children.

    2012 July 16, Iok-sin Loa, “McDonald’s cancer shelter fuels protest”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2012, Taiwan News, page 3

    Because Japan does not recognize same-sex marriage, the couple's application to register their marriage in Taipei on May 7, 2021 was rejected by the Household Registration Office in the city's Da'an District, even though a Taiwan-Macau couple in the same situation won a legal case on the previous day.

    2022 February 23, Kay Liu, Chiang Yi-ching, “Taiwan, Japan groups call for full legalization of same-sex marriage”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2022

Origin

  1. Mandarin大安
  2. EnglishDa'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大安 (Dà'ān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 大安
  • 大安 (daai⁶ on¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 大安
  • 大安 (Dà'ān)district
Cite this entry
APA

Da'an. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da'an

MLA

“Da'an.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da'an. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Da'an,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Da'an.

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