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南涧彝族自治县

Nán jiàn Yí zú Zì zhì xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Dà lǐ Bái zú Zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
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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-433af496c44d7616. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

南澗彝族自治縣 南涧彝族自治县 [Nan2 jian4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] /Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan/

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Other forms in these source records: 南澗彝族自治縣

  • 南
    nā

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 涧
    jiàn

    mountain stream

  • 彝
    yí

    (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention

    Yí

    Yi ethnic group

  • 族
    zú

    race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course

  • 治
    zhì

    to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.