Miao

American

[mee-au] / miˈaʊ /

noun

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

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Miao Miaos

“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

However, two former defence ministers -- Wei Fenghe then Li Shangfu -- were removed after similar charges were levelled, and generals He Weidong and Miao Hua were ousted last year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

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 ● Oct. 17, 2025

"You save time, but still get high sensitivity," sums up Miao Liu.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

Meantime, Miao Shan’s soul, which remained unhurt, was borne on a cloud; when, waking as from a dream, she lifted her head and looked round, she could not see her body.

From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner

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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