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Hmong

 (hmông)
n. pl. Hmong or Hmongs
1.
a. A member of any of various Hmong-Mien-speaking peoples of southern China and Southeast Asia, including the Hmong Daw and the Mong.
b. A person of Hmong ancestry.
c. Any of the Hmong-Mien languages of spoken by the Hmong.
2. See Hmong Daw.
[Hmong Hmoob (with oo spelling nasalized o and final b indicating high level tone ).]
Hmong adj.
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Hmong

(mʌŋ)

n., pl. Hmongs, (esp. collectively) Hmong.
1. a member of a people or group of peoples living in highland areas of S China, N Vietnam, Laos, and N Thailand.
2. the language of the Hmong.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Hmong - a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
Miao
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Hmong - a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
Hmong language, Miao
natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
Adj.1.Hmong - of or related to the Hmong people or their language or their culture
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Translations
Miao
miao
hmongit
Hmong
Hmong
Miao
Hmong
Miao
miao
H'Mông
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In Hu Qiwang and Li Tinggui [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], eds, Miaozu yanjiu luncong [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (Discussions on Miao research).
Zhongguo Miaozu tongshi [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (A comprehensive history of the Chinese Hmong).
4; WuXinfu [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], Zhongguo Miaozu tongshi [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], vol.
The Qing response to the Miao kings of China's 1795-7 Miao revolt
Meanwhile, the negative impression and symbols surrounding "Miao" as seen through the lens of Han culture now have to be borne to a large degree by today's Miaozu.
From "Miao" to "Miaozu"--the Construction of the Modern Ethnic Group Performed by the "Other"
(24) In this historical transition, "Miao" experienced the transition from "Miao" to "Miaozu"--the transition from a blanket term to a modern ethnic group designation.
From Miao to Miaozu--alterity in the formation of modern ethnic groups
Yang Zhengwen 1998 Miaozu fushi wenhua: Costumes and Ornaments Culture of the Miao.
(8) This book was published in the Hmong language in 1997 as Haiv Hmoob Liv Xwm, followed, in 1999, by the Chinese original manuscript published in Guizhou under the title Zhongguo Miaozu tongshi "A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Miao" with a slightly different English subtitle on the jacket: "A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Hmong", probably in order to please Father Bertrais who ordered the work.
To tell the truth
--and Ling Shun-Sheng 1947 Xiangxi Miaozu diaocha baogao (A report on an Investigation of the Miao of Western Hunan).
Qha Ke (guiding the way) from the Hmong Ntsu of China, 1943
(25) Nevertheless, it is not inherently so, and "Miao" (Miaozu [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]) is an official designation of the fifth largest of the 56 recognized nationalities in China.
Wu Xinfu, a member of the Miao nationality, also ignores the Jinchuan Wars in his later work, Zhongguo Miaozu tongshi [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], 2 vols.
The myth of Sonom, the Hmong king
(11) Wu Xinfu: 1999, Zhongguo Miaozu Tongshi A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Hmong, 1&2, Guizhou Nationalities Press.
What is the actual number of the (H)mong in the world?

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