威宁彝族回族苗族自治县

wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County, in Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市[Bi4 jie2 Shi4], Guizhou

wēi

power

níng

variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

(archaic) wine vessel

race

huí

variant of 迴|回[hui2]

race

miáo

sprout

race

(bound form) self; oneself

zhì

to rule

xiàn

county