Miao

See also: miao, miāo, miáo, miǎo, and miào

English

Alternative forms

• Meo

Etymology

From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).

Noun

Miao pl (plural only)

1. The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
   • 1987, Jeffrey C. Kinkley, “Fighting for Autonomy”, in The Odyssey of Shen Congwen‎^[1], Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 239:

     With the help of KMT Miao representatives like Shi Honggui, Changsha drew up its plans for a permanent advance into the West: the Reconstruction Program of July 3, 1936, which called on the Miao people to learn Chinese, intermarry with the Han, and give up their traditional sacrifices, “undesirable marriage customs,” and “improper amusements.” The Miao were to be educated, but also pacified and culturally assimilated.

Proper noun

Miao

1. The languages of the Miao.
2. A surname from Chinese.

Derived terms

• Hei-Miao
• Small Flowery Miao

Translations

language of the Miao

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 苗語／苗语 (miáoyǔ)

• Irish: Hmongais Bhán f

Further reading

• Ethnologue report on the Miao languages

Anagrams

• IMAO, MAOI, MIOA, Maio, amio, moai