Miao

miao miāo miáo miǎo miào English Alternative forms en Meo Etymology From en cmn 苗 Miáo. Pronunciation myou Noun p The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family. en 1987 Jeffrey C. Kinkley Fighting for Autonomy The Odyssey of Shen Congwen https://archive.org/details/odysseyofshencon00kink/ w:Stanford University Press 0-8047-1372-3 87-2276 15221294 239 https://archive.org/details/odysseyofshencon00kink/page/239/ With the help of KMT Miao representatives like Shi Honggui, Changsha drew up its plans for a permanent advance into the West: the Reconstruction Program of July 3, 1936, which called on the Miao people to learn Chinese, intermarry with the Han, and give up their traditional sacrifices, “undesirable marriage customs,” and “improper amusements.” The Miao were to be educated, but also pacified and culturally assimilated. Proper noun The languages of the Miao. en Chinese. Derived terms en Black Miao Hei-Miao Small Flowery Miao Horned Miao Translations language of the Miao Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 苗語 Miáoyǔ Irish: ga Hmongais Bhán f Further reading Ethnologue report on the Miao languages Anagrams en aimo IMAO MAOI MIOA Maio amio moai en Languages Tribes