Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The Ciaotou District Prosecutors Office ruled on Friday that a man in his 70s whose body was found on a beach in Yong'an District, Kaohsiung a day earlier after swimming in the ocean, was mauled and killed by three stray dogs.
[2025 July 4, Huang Hsueh-kuang, Kay Liu, “Swimmer in 70s mauled, killed by 3 stray dogs in Kaohsiung”, in Focus Taiwan, sourced from Kaohsiung (CNA), archived from the original on 04 Jul 2025, Society
Origin
- Mandarin永安
- EnglishYongan
From Mandarin 永安 (Yǒng'ān).
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Chinese Cantonese 永安
- 永安district
Chinese Mandarin 永安
- 永安 (Yǒng'ān)district
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APA
Yongan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongan
MLA
“Yongan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yongan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongan.
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