Miao
Americannoun
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Also a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
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a Miao-Yao language spoken in parts of southern China and Southeast Asia.
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“You’re bleeding all over my counter,” one gripes when Miao races to a police station to report the crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
As part of those probes, the defence ministry expelled two top generals from the military, He Weidong, the former second-ranked CMC vice chairman, and Miao Hua, the former head of the military's political work department.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
He and Miao had been overseeing this campaign before they were removed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"You save time, but still get high sensitivity," sums up Miao Liu.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
He followed carefully the prescriptions of Miao Chi.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
They are shy, handsome, aboriginal Miaos from the mountains of Kweichow; turbaned Mohammedans from Lanchow, heart of China's northwest frontier; greasy nomads from The Gobi; Lamas from Tibet; Hans; Manchus.
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