華僑

See also: 华侨

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Noun

華僑

  1. (law) Chinese national who lives outside of China
  2. (in general) Chinese person living abroad; overseas Chinese; Huaqiao

Usage notes

In mainland China, 華僑 is usually used specifically to refer to Chinese citizens living abroad, while 華人／华人 (Huárén) is used to refer other countries' citizens of Chinese descent, but the two terms are often used interchangeably in overseas Chinese communities.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (華僑):
  • → Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Korean: 화교(華僑) (hwagyo)
  • → Vietnamese: Hoa kiều (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Others:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
華 僑
か
Grade: S		 きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

華(か)僑(きょう) • (kakyō) 

  1. a Chinese merchant living overseas
  2. overseas Chinese, a Chinese national who lives outside of China

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
華僑

Noun

華僑 • (hwagyo) (hangeul 화교)

  1. Hanja form? of 화교 (“Huaqiao”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
華僑

Noun

華僑

  1. chữ Hán form of Hoa kiều (“Huaqiao”).
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