黔东南苗族侗族自治州

Traditional form:

黔東南苗族侗族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzúzìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凱里市／凯里市

Characters:

• 黔 - black; the Guizhou province
• 东 - east, eastern, eastward
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 侗 - big; ignorant, rude, rustic
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 黔 - black; the Guizhou province
• 東 - east, eastern, eastward
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 侗 - big; ignorant, rude, rustic
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture