Beian

beian běi'àn bèi'àn Bei'an Běi'ān English Etymology From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of en cmn 北安, without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號). Proper noun en Bei'an. en 18 December 2013 Keira Lu Huang Anti-corruption expert Zhang Yi (politician) Zhang Yi takes control at China's state asset watchdog https://web.archive.org/web/20131218151049/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1385046/anti-corruption-expert-zhang-takes-control-sasac 18 December 2013 w:South China Morning Post 1563-9371 648902513 China Insider Born in Beian, Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, Zhang graduated from Northeast Forestry College with a senior degree. Usage notes en Beian can be considered a misspelling of en Bei'an. In theory, a syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號) should be added before a non-initial syllable beginning with en a, en o or en e. Hence, en Beian is not allowed since a word made up of en bei and en an would be spelled as en Bei'an (cf. Bei'an). In practice, syllable-dividing marks are often added or omitted at will.