云南 Traditional form: 雲南 Pinyin (reading): Yúnnán Definitions: Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 (diān) or 雲/云, capital Kunming 昆明 Characters: 云 - cloud; to say, to speak 南 - south; southern; southward Traditional characters: 雲 - cloud; to say, to speak 南 - south; southern; southward