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永安

Mandarin · pinyin Yǒng ān

see 永安市 Yǒng ān Shì
Yong'an, the name of numerous other places

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永: yǒng · long, perpetual, eternal, forever
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet

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3–1 · Yong3 an1

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(～市, formerly ～縣) Yong'an (a county-level city and former county of Sanming, Fujian, China)
(～市) Vĩnh Yên (a city in Vietnam)
(～區) Yong'an (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
(～街道) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
(～街道, formerly ～鎮) Yong'an (a subdistrict of Fengjie, Chongqing, China, formerly a town)
(～鎮) Yong'an (a town in Liuyang, Changsha, Hunan, China)
(～州) (historical) Yong'an (a historical prefecture in modern Guangxi autonomous region, China)
(～縣) (historical) Yong'an (a former county of Guangdong, China; modern Zijin county)
(historical) An era name: any of the periods of time from 258–264; 304; 314–320; 401–412; 528–530; or 1098–1100

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