楚雄彞族自治州

Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市[Chu3 xiong2 Shi4]

surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)

distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

Chuxiong, county-level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in central Yunnan

male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence

ancient wine vessel / ancient sacrificial vessel / Yi ethnic group / normal nature of man / laws and rules

Yi ethnic group

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

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)