hui
Britishnoun
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a conference, meeting, or other gathering
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informal a party
Etymology
Origin of hui
Māori
Example Sentences
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For example, Wendy Hui from Hong Kong modified her aubergine Amuseable by drawing dark circles around its eyes and putting a pair of glasses on it.
From BBC
Ms Hui has turned to "blind boxes" of toys like Teletubbies - where customers only find out what they have bought when they open the package - as a more thrilling, and cheaper, alternative.
From BBC
However, Bhandara said he got "a rude surprise" in 2017 when the Chinese-run Hui Coastal Brewery and Distillery got permission to brew beer in Pakistan, mainly for the thousands of Chinese working on major infrastructure projects in the country.
From Barron's
BEIJING—Just before 11 a.m. one recent morning, Xu Hui, a 35-year-old delivery driver, hopped on his motorbike to drop off his first order of the day from a milk tea store.
“If there’s a voucher, I’ll use it,” said Zhang Hui, a 42-year-old parent in the central city of Wuhan.
From MarketWatch
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