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威宁县

Wēi níng Xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣|威宁彝族回族苗族自治县[Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-41f8766f423af951. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

威寧縣 威宁县 [Wei1 ning2 Xian4] /see 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣|威宁彝族回族苗族自治县[Wei1 ning2 Yi2 zu2 Hui2 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 威寧縣

  • 威
    wēi

    power / might / prestige

  • 宁
    zhù

    to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen

    nìng

    would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [níng]

    níng

    peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)

    Níng

    abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán jīng] / surname Ning

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.