Miao

American  

[mee-ou] / miˈaʊ /

noun

Miaos, plural Miao plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Miao
  plural
• Miaos
  plural

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

The t’u-ti, hearing the King’s verdict, went with all speed to Yü Huang, and reported to him the sentence which had been pronounced against Miao Shan.

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.

From Time Magazine Archive