巴音郭楞州

Traditional form:

巴音郭楞州

Pinyin (reading):

Bāyīnguōléngzhōu

Definitions:

• abbr. for Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
• abbr. for 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 ( Bāyīnguōléng Měnggǔ Zìzhìzhōu)

Characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 郭 - city limits; surname
• 楞 - used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 郭 - city limits; surname
• 楞 - used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
• 州 - state, province, prefecture