延邊朝鮮族自治州 yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市[Yan2 ji2 Shi4]

CHARACTERS

延 yán delay, postpone, defer
邊 biān edge, margin, side, border
朝 cháo dynasty; morning
鮮 xiǎn fresh, new, delicious; rare, few
族 zú a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自 zì self, private, personal; from
治 zhì govern, regulate, administer
州 zhōu administrative division, state