红河哈尼族彝族自治州

Traditional form:

紅河哈尼族彞族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Hónghé Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南 ( Yúnnán)

Characters:

• 红 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 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
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 紅 - red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 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
• 州 - state, province, prefecture