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单词 Miao
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Definition of Miao in English:

Miao

noun & adjective mɪˈaʊmēˈou
  • another term for Hmong
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We enjoyed different minorities such as Miao, Hui and Hani.
    • As animists the Miao believe in good and evil spirits to the extent that no house is built directly in front of another - that would block the homeward path of ancestral spirits.
    • On the islands in the lake there are some minorities' villages, such as the Miao's ‘diaojiao lou’ (suspended houses) and the Bouyei's stone houses.
    • Some Miao even migrated across the Chinese border into Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar).
    • In the following years, the written languages of Bai, Bouyei, Dong, Hani, Naxi, Lisu, Lahu, Va, Zaiwa, Miao, and Xibei were also readopted.
    • For this season, autumn/winter 2003, the theme of the designs is the ‘Miao Hinterland’, inspired by the Miao nationality's traditional costumes.
    • Mung-k'u, a Miao tribesman, age 35, is stalking fish with a spear.
    • The Dong have lived in areas surrounded by the Miao, Zhuang, and Yao; these were ruled by the central government of successive Chinese dynasties.
    • The first is the market along the Tuojiang River, where people of the Miao minority shoulder baskets of red peppers, fresh peaches and yellow tobacco.
    • These observations suggest that the Miao people may have more contact with the NEA.
    • More than 200 pieces of Guizhou wax printing are being brought to the fair by the Guizhou Wu Jiagui Folk Arts Research Institute, helping visitors catch a glimpse of the unique Miao culture and customs.
    • The White Lotus society had spread its influence among the aborigines of central and south-west China, and in the 1830s the Miao rebelled.
    • For anthropologists, Yibin is home to Sichuan's largest community of the Miao people.
    • In China, one of the official ‘nationalities’ is Miao, a group that includes Hmong, ancient predecessors of the Hmong, and non-related peoples.
    • Tan Dun first heard stone-drumming (knocking stones together), leaf-blowing and other Miao music skills in the village of Xiangxi in China's Hunan province.
    • This is a Miao tradition, the Shao'ai - a cultural fossil going back to the Stone Age - and the music is about an ancient and mysterious fir culture.
    • It took about two centuries to pacify the province, and indeed not until after 1854 did the Miao fully acquiesce in their fate.
    • This myth was begun by the Miao, but it spread widely.

Origin

From Chinese Miáo, literally 'tribes'.

Definition of Miao in US English:

Miao

noun & adjectivemēˈou
  • another term for Hmong
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first is the market along the Tuojiang River, where people of the Miao minority shoulder baskets of red peppers, fresh peaches and yellow tobacco.
    • In the following years, the written languages of Bai, Bouyei, Dong, Hani, Naxi, Lisu, Lahu, Va, Zaiwa, Miao, and Xibei were also readopted.
    • As animists the Miao believe in good and evil spirits to the extent that no house is built directly in front of another - that would block the homeward path of ancestral spirits.
    • This is a Miao tradition, the Shao'ai - a cultural fossil going back to the Stone Age - and the music is about an ancient and mysterious fir culture.
    • More than 200 pieces of Guizhou wax printing are being brought to the fair by the Guizhou Wu Jiagui Folk Arts Research Institute, helping visitors catch a glimpse of the unique Miao culture and customs.
    • Some Miao even migrated across the Chinese border into Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar).
    • It took about two centuries to pacify the province, and indeed not until after 1854 did the Miao fully acquiesce in their fate.
    • Mung-k'u, a Miao tribesman, age 35, is stalking fish with a spear.
    • For this season, autumn/winter 2003, the theme of the designs is the ‘Miao Hinterland’, inspired by the Miao nationality's traditional costumes.
    • The White Lotus society had spread its influence among the aborigines of central and south-west China, and in the 1830s the Miao rebelled.
    • These observations suggest that the Miao people may have more contact with the NEA.
    • For anthropologists, Yibin is home to Sichuan's largest community of the Miao people.
    • This myth was begun by the Miao, but it spread widely.
    • Tan Dun first heard stone-drumming (knocking stones together), leaf-blowing and other Miao music skills in the village of Xiangxi in China's Hunan province.
    • In China, one of the official ‘nationalities’ is Miao, a group that includes Hmong, ancient predecessors of the Hmong, and non-related peoples.
    • The Dong have lived in areas surrounded by the Miao, Zhuang, and Yao; these were ruled by the central government of successive Chinese dynasties.
    • On the islands in the lake there are some minorities' villages, such as the Miao's ‘diaojiao lou’ (suspended houses) and the Bouyei's stone houses.
    • We enjoyed different minorities such as Miao, Hui and Hani.

Origin

From Chinese Miáo, literally ‘tribes’.

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