See also: 华侨

Chinese edit

(abbreviation for) China, Chinese emigrant; reside abroad
trad. (華僑)
simp. (华侨)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

華僑

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

Usage notes edit

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 edit

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Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (華僑):

Others:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
きょう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun edit

()(きょう) (kakyō

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

References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, 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 edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

華僑 (hwagyo) (hangeul 화교)

  1. Hanja form? of 화교 (Huaqiao).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

華僑

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