| 维西傈僳族自治县 |
Wéi xī Lì sù zú Zì zhì xiàn |
Weixi Lisu Autonomous County in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪庆藏族自治州, northwest Yunnan |
| 维 |
Wéi |
abbr. for Uighur 维吾尔 / surname Wei |
| 维 |
wéi |
to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 维生素) |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 傈 |
lì |
used in 傈僳 |
| 傈僳 |
Lì sù |
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan |
| 傈僳族 |
Lì sù zú |
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan |
| 僳 |
Sù |
Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan |
| 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 |