Miao

In the south, there are a variety of non-Han groups, including some who are sometimes called Miao tribesmen, Yao, and a variety of others.

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But behind her back, we called her Miao-miao, because she was just like a cat.

The Kitchen God's wife Tan, Amy 1991

As noted by other posters, the so-called “Hmong” also known as Miao are actually widely dispersed throughout Southern China and Indochina, with numerous subgroups in different countries speaking different languages and following different customs.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Hmong Law: 2009

For example the so-called Miao are akin to the Hmong who are mainly in Laos, as far as I know.

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The mass of the Miao are the serfs of the descendants of their ancient kings, who are large landowners, and the Miao are tenants.

Across China on Foot Edwin John Dingle 1926

The aborigines of Kueichow, known as the Miao-Tz {u}, offered a determined resistance to all attempts to bring them under the regular administration; and although they were ultimately conquered, it was deemed advisable not to insist upon the adoption of the queue, and also to leave them a considerable measure of self-government.

China and the Manchus Herbert Allen Giles 1890

[FN#419] "Miao" or "Mau" is the generic name of the cat in the

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

Kuan-yin was also identified with an ancient Chinese heroine called Miao-shên. [

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896

Every mall in Beijing has a Versace, and every year there's another mall, said Miao Wong, managing director of a record company, as she eyed the designer-clad crowd at a recent Burberry party in the capital.

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For example the so-called Miao are akin to the Hmong who are mainly in Laos, as far as I know.

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