普洱哈尼族彞族自治縣 pǔ ěr hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. former Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county in Yunnan, renamed in 2007 Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县, capital Pu'er city 普洱市

CHARACTERS

普 pǔ universal, general, widespread
洱 ěr a lake in Yunnan
哈 hā sound of laughter
尼 ní Buddhist nun; transliteration
族 zú a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
彞 yí yi; tripod
族 zú a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自 zì self, private, personal; from
治 zhì govern, regulate, administer
縣 xiàn county, district, subdivision