僑 (kiu4) — person residing abroad in Cantonese
kiuˎ₄僑简 侨
Mandarin Pinyin: qiao2
Meaning of 僑
nounperson residing abroad
nounreside abroad
Example Sentences with 僑
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多kiuˎ₄僑gyun2.眷。
There are many overseas Chinese relatives here.
keoiˏ₅佢ukˉ¹屋keiˊ²企haiˍ₆係kiuˎ₄僑gyun2.眷。
Her family is an overseas Chinese relative's family.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係kiuˎ₄僑gyunˊ²眷wo3.喎。
She's an overseas Chinese relative, you know.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係kiuˎ₄僑gyun2.眷。
She is an overseas Chinese relative.
neiˏ₅你sikˉ¹識diˉ¹啲kiuˎ₄僑gyun2?眷？
Do you know any overseas Chinese relatives?
Words Containing 僑
越南華僑jyut6 naam4 waa4 kiu4
Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)
僑領kiu4 ling5
a leader in the overseas Chinese community
美國華僑mei5 gwok3 waa4 kiu4
American overseas Chinese
僑匯kiu4 wui6
Overseas Remittance
僑眷kiu4 gyun3
Relatives of overseas Chinese
華僑waa4 kiu4
overseas Chinese; ethnic Chinese residing abroad, usu a citizen in the country of residence
先僑sin1 kiu4
overseas Chinese pioneers; overseas Chinese predecessors
僑民kiu4 man4
expatriates
撤僑cit3 kiu4
to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
僑社kiu4 se5
overseas Chinese community
海外僑胞hoi2 ngoi6 kiu4 baau1
Overseas Chinese
僑胞kiu4 baau1
compatriot living abroad
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