"Huaqiao" meaning in All languages combined

See Huaqiao on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 華僑/华侨 (huáqiáo). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|華僑}} Mandarin 華僑/华侨 (huáqiáo) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} Huaqiao
  1. A person or people of Chinese origin, living in a non-Chinese country. Wikipedia link: Overseas Chinese Synonyms: overseas Chinese Translations (overseas Chinese): хуачё (huači͡o) [Dungan] (Chinese), 番客 (hoan-kheh) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 華僑 (Chinese Mandarin), 华侨 (huáqiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), 海外華人 (Chinese Mandarin), 海外华人 (hǎiwài huárén) (Chinese Mandarin), 华裔 (huáyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 僑胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 侨胞 (qiáobāo) (Chinese Mandarin), Huaqiao [feminine, masculine] (French), Huaqiao [feminine, masculine] (German), 華僑 (kakyō) (alt: かきょう) (Japanese), 화교 (hwagyo) (alt: 華僑) (Korean), хужаа (xužaa) (Mongolian), хуаця́о (xuacjáo) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Hoa kiều (alt: 華僑) (Vietnamese)
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