| 三都水族自治县 |
Sān dū shuǐ zú Zì zhì xiàn |
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州, Guizhou |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 都 |
Dū |
surname Du |
| 都 |
dōu |
all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all |
| 都 |
dū |
capital city / metropolis |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 水族 |
Shuǐ zú |
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi |
| 水族 |
shuǐ zú |
collective term for aquatic animals |
| 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 |
| 自治 |
zì zhì |
autonomy |
| 自治县 |
zì zhì xiàn |
autonomous county |
| 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 |