黔西南布依族苗族自治州

Traditional form:

黔西南布依族苗族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Qiánxīnán Bùyīzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xingyi city 興義市／兴义市

Characters:

• 黔 - black; the Guizhou province
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 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
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 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