華僑

See also: 华侨

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): huáqiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуачё (huači͡o, I-I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): waa⁴ kiu⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): va³ kiau³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fà-khièu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fa² kiau²

• Eastern Min (BUC): huà-gièu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hôa-kiâu / hoa-kiâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hua⁵ kiao⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gho-jiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huáqiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huáciáo
    • Wade–Giles: hua²-chʻiao²
    • Yale: hwá-chyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwachyau
    • Palladius: хуацяо (xuacjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуачё (huači͡o, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɔː²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁴ kiu⁴
    • Yale: wàh kìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ kiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ kiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: va³ kiau³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /va²² kʰiau²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fà-khièu
    • Hakka Romanization System: faˇ kieuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fa² kieu²
    • Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ kʰi̯eu̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fa² kiau²
    • Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ kʰiau¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huà-gièu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ieu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôa-kiâu
    • Tâi-lô: huâ-kiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'kiaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² kiau¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²³⁻³³ kiau²³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /hua²⁴⁻²¹ kiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hua²⁴⁻¹¹ kiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /hua²⁴⁻²² kiau²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoa-kiâu
    • Tâi-lô: hua-kiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoa'kiaau
    • IPA (Taipei): /hua⁴⁴⁻³³ kiau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua⁴⁴⁻³³ kiau²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hua⁵ kiao⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâ khiâu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiau⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶gho-jiau
    • MiniDict: gho^去 jiau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hho-jjiau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²² d͡ʑiɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

華僑

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

Usage notes

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

• (Beijing) 僑巴兒／侨巴儿 (qiáobār)
• (Chinese person living abroad): 華裔／华裔 (huáyì)

Derived terms

• 中國僑聯／中国侨联 (Zhōngguó Qiáolián)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (華僑):

• → Japanese: 華僑(かきょう) (kakyō)
• → Korean: 화교(華僑) (hwagyo)
• → Vietnamese: Hoa kiều (華僑)

Others:

• → Indonesian: huakiau
• → Mongolian: хужаа (xužaa)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
華	僑
か Grade: S	きょう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

華(か)僑(きょう) • (kakyō) 

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

References

• 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 (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

Hanja in this term
華	僑

Noun

華僑 • (hwagyo) (hangeul 화교)

1. Hanja form^? of 화교 (“Huaqiao”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
華	僑

Noun

華僑

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