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峨山彝族自治县

É shān Yí zú Zì zhì xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Eshan Yi Autonomous County, in Yuxi City 玉溪市[Yù xī Shì], 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.

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Original source entry:

峨山彝族自治縣 峨山彝族自治县 [E2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] /Eshan Yi Autonomous County, in Yuxi City 玉溪市[Yu4 xi1 Shi4], Yunnan/

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Other forms in these source records: 峨山彝族自治縣

  • 峨
    é

    lofty / name of a mountain

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 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.