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華裔

简华裔 · 繁華裔

Mandarin · pinyin Huá yì

ethnic Chinese
non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry

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華: Look up this written character
裔: yì · progeny, descendants, posterity
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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2–4 · Hua2 yi4

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waa4 jeoi6

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noun

person of Chinese ancestry (usually born abroad, to parent(s) of Chinese ancestry)

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