| 靖州苗族侗族自治县 |
Jìng zhōu Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì xiàn |
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 怀化市, Hunan |
| 靖 |
Jìng |
surname Jing |
| 靖 |
jìng |
(bound form) peaceful / (bound form) to pacify; to suppress |
| 靖州 |
Jìng zhōu |
see 靖州苗族侗族自治县 |
| 州 |
zhōu |
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland) |
| 苗 |
Miáo |
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao |
| 苗 |
miáo |
sprout |
| 苗族 |
Miáo zú |
Miao ethnic group |
| 族 |
zú |
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) |
| 侗 |
Dòng |
Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people) |
| 侗 |
tóng |
ignorant |
| 侗族 |
Dòng zú |
Dong ethnic group |
| 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 |