華僑
See also: 华侨
Chinese edit
(abbreviation for) China, Chinese | emigrant; reside abroad | ||
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trad. (華僑) | 華 | 僑 | |
simp. (华侨) | 华 | 侨 |
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Noun edit
華僑
- (law) Chinese national who lives outside of China
- (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.
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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華 | 僑 |
か Grade: S |
きょう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- a Chinese merchant living overseas
- 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 | |
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華 | 僑 |
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Vietnamese edit
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華 | 僑 |
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華僑