巍山彝族回族自治县

Traditional form:

巍山彝族回族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Characters:

• 巍 - high, lofty; eminent, majestic
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 回 - to return, to turn around; a time
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 巍 - high, lofty; eminent, majestic
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 回 - to return, to turn around; a time
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision