Da'an

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 大安 (Dà'ān).

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Proper noun

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Da'an

  1. A district of Zigong, Sichuan, China.
    • 2022 February 1, “In picture: Lunar New Year celebrations around the globe”, in South China Morning Post[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 April 2022, World:
      Workers of a lantern production factory in Da'an District, Zigong City, transport the finished lanterns.
  2. Alternative form of Daan (Taipei, Taiwan)
    • 2012 July 16, Iok-sin Loa, “McDonald’s cancer shelter fuels protest”, in Taipei Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 July 2012, Taiwan News, page 3‎[4]:
      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.
    • 2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, “Taipei”, in Taiwan[5], 9th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 63, column 2:
      Da’an is an important commercial and residential area (property prices are among the highest in the city) with several major universities.
    • 2022 February 23, Kay Liu, Chiang Yi-ching, “Taiwan, Japan groups call for full legalization of same-sex marriage”, in Focus Taiwan[6], archived from the original on 23 February 2022:
      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.

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References

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  1. ^ Ma, Zhenglin (1985) “Appendix 7.1: Transliteration Glossary of Place Names in Taiwan”, in Victor F.S. Sit, editor, Chinese Cities: The Growth of the Metropolis Since 1949[1], Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 207:Hanyu Pinyin/Common English Name used in Taiwan/Chinese Characters [] Da'an/Taan/大安