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僑

简侨 · 繁僑

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo

emigrant
to reside abroad

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侨: qiáo · sojourn, lodge

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2 · qiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kiu4

Cantonese word readings for 僑. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to reside abroad; to sojourn; to lodge
people residing abroad
(historical) related to refugees who escaped Xianbei rule in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and resettled in areas still controlled by the Eastern Jin government
diaspora

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