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黔西南布依族苗族自治州

Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Guì zhōu Shěng]
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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.

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Original source entry:

黔西南布依族苗族自治州 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 [Qian2 xi1 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] /Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]/

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  • 黔
    qián

    (literary) black / to blacken

    Qián

    short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Guì zhōu]

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 南
    nā

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

    nán

    south

    Nán

    surname Nan

  • 布
    bù

    to announce / to spread / cloth / to declare / to make known

  • 依
    yī

    to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of

  • 族
    zú

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

  • 苗
    miáo

    young plant / seedling / (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 魚苗|鱼苗[yú miáo]) / (bound form) offspring / descendant / (bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗頭|苗头[miáo tou], 礦苗|矿苗[kuàng miáo]) / (bound form) vaccine

    Miáo

    surname Miao / Miao 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

  • 州
    zhōu

    prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

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