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Huaqiao

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • hwä′chyou′

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noun

Meaning 1

A person or people of Chinese origin, living in a non-Chinese country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 華僑 /华侨 (huáqiáo).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: хуачё (huaqio) — overseas Chinese
  • Chinese: 番客 (hoan-kheh) — overseas Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 華僑 /华侨 (huáqiáo) — overseas Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海外華人 /海外华人 (hǎiwài huárén) — overseas Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 华裔 (huáyì) — overseas Chinese
  • Chinese Mandarin: 僑胞 /侨胞 (qiáobāo) — overseas Chinese
  • French: Huaqiao — overseas Chinese
  • German: Huaqiao — overseas Chinese
  • Japanese: 華僑 (kakyō) — overseas Chinese
  • Korean: 화교 (hwagyo) — overseas Chinese
  • Mongolian: хужаа (xužaa) — overseas Chinese
  • Russian: хуаця́о (xuacjáo) — overseas Chinese
  • Vietnamese: Hoa kiều — overseas Chinese