黔南布依族苗族自治州

Traditional form:

黔南布依族苗族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun City 都勻市／都匀市 ( Dūyún Shì)

Characters:

• 黔 - black; the Guizhou province
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 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
• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture