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- Mandarin · borrowed from苗
- English todayMiao
From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family. Full definition →
From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.