Miao


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Miao

 (myou′)
n. pl. Miao or Miaos Often Offensive
Hmong.

[Mandarin miáo.]
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Noun1.Miao - a people living traditionally in mountain villages in southern China and adjacent areas of Vietnam and Laos and Thailand; many have emigrated to the United States
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Miao - a language of uncertain affiliation spoken by the Hmong
natural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
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Miao (3-1) dictated every aspect of the game and never let up in his offense, be it on the ground or standing up, preventing Mitsatit (10-3) from establishing his game plan.
"Over the next three years, we will invest USD1.9 billion in Italy for the acquisition of supplies and USD1.2 billion in operations and marketing, with USD52 million in research and development," Miao added.
Speaking at an event in Milan, Miao announced that the Chinese company would also provide 1,000 jobs in Italyae confirming that Huawei would cut 1,000 jobs in the United States.
The polling stations have a total of 3181 electors under Miao Assembly constituency, which falls under Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.
'China's push to upgrade its sprawling manufacturing sector could bring new opportunities to foreign companies and more efforts will be made to create an open and transparent business environment for them to invest and do business in China,' Miao said.
Betty Miao, for her part, added that at HSBC, customers are at the heart of everything they do, making life a bit simpler, better and more convenient for the customers.
Miao Ying's Problematic GIFs comments on tools of censorship as they're applied to the Chinese social messaging platform WeChat.
'As for upgrading the traditional industry, China will persist in phasing out outdated capacity,' said Miao, adding that the country would launch a new round of innovation to upgrade key technology and promote digitalization in manufacturing.
Youth actress Miao Miao, The Way We Were actor Wang Tianchen and Dragon star Li Xiaoran were also in attendance.
Visitors can stay longer to have a more intimate understanding of the Li and Miao people by immersing in their cultures by trying out their craft and sampling their cuisine.