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kiu4
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[1] [n] person residing abroad [2] [v] reside abroad Default PoS: Additional PoS: Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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僑 / 侨 | ||
This word has been viewed 5660 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2011 02:48 |
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華僑 waa4 kiu4 = overseas Chinese 僑胞 kiu4 baau1 = compatriot living abroad 美國華僑 mei5 gwok3 waa4 kiu4 = American overseas Chinese 撤僑 cit3 kiu4 = to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone) 僑民 kiu4 man4 = expatriates 刁僑扭擰 diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6 = to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices 越南華僑 jyut6 naam4 waa4 kiu4 = Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam) 先僑 sin1 kiu4 = overseas Chinese pioneers; overseas Chinese predecessors 僑領 kiu4 ling5 = a leader in the overseas Chinese community 僑社 kiu4 se5 = overseas Chinese community See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 15 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |