黔東南苗族侗族自治州

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Kaili city 凱里市|凯里市

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

surname Dong

east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

southeast

surname Nan

south

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao

sprout

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

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

Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people)

ignorant

Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam

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)