黔西南布依族苗族自治州
Meanings
- Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省 Guì zhōu Shěng
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- 黔
- qián · black; Guizhou
- 西
- xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
- 南
- nán · south; southern part; southward
- 布
- bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
- 依
- yī · rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
- 族
- zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
- 苗
- miáo · sprouts; Miao nationality
- 自
- zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
- 治
- zhì · govern, regulate, administer
- 州
- zhōu · administrative division, state
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Mandarin tones
2–1–2–4–1–2–2–2–4–4–1 · Qian2 xi1 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
kim4 sai1 naam4 bou3 ji1 zuk6 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1
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name
- Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
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