麻陽苗族自治縣 má yáng miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Mayang Miao autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan

CHARACTERS

麻 má hemp, jute, flax; sesame
陽 yáng 'male' principle; light; sun
苗 miáo sprouts; Miao nationality
族 zú a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
自 zì self, private, personal; from
治 zhì govern, regulate, administer
縣 xiàn county, district, subdivision