黔南布依族苗族自治州

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun City 都勻市|都匀市[Du1 yun2 Shi4]

abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]

surname Nan

south

variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread

cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known

Buyei ethnic group

to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of

race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao

sprout

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

autonomy

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

autonomous prefecture

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)