Miao

American  

[mee-ou] / miˈaʊ /

noun

plural

Miaos,

plural

Miao

1. 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.

2. a Miao-Yao language spoken in parts of southern China and Southeast Asia.

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Example Sentences

Miao Hua, had already come under investigation in November 2024 for alleged disciplinary violations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The recent pullback in prices has brought more foot traffic to Beijing’s Tianya Jewelry Market, according to Hong Miao, a sales associate at one of the shops there.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Hannah Miao is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in Singapore, covering China's economy and its ties with Asia and the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Miao Hua, the former head of the Central Military Commission’s political-work department; ex-commanders of China’s strategic-missile force and paramilitary police; and former political commissars of China’s army and navy, according to the spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal