凉山彝族自治州
liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
凉
liáng
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
山
shān
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
彝
yí
(archaic) wine vessel
族
zú
race
自
zì
(bound form) self; oneself
治
zhì
to rule
州
zhōu
prefecture