普洱哈尼族彝族自治县

Traditional form:

普洱哈尼族彞族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Pǔ'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣／宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, capital Pu'er city 普洱市

Characters:

• 普 - widespread, universal, general
• 洱 - a lake in Yunnan province
• 哈 - the sound of laughter
• 尼 - Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 普 - widespread, universal, general
• 洱 - a lake in Yunnan province
• 哈 - the sound of laughter
• 尼 - Buddhist nun; used in transliterations
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 彞 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision