miao

IPA: mˈaʊ

Root Word: Miao

The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
The languages of the Miao.
A surname from Chinese.

Examples of "miao" in Sentences

“Shang cheng miao Dao” means the highest and most profound Tao.
“Shen zai miao zai” pronounced shun dzye mee-yow dzye means miraculous and profound.
This absolute truth is shang cheng miao Dao, the highest, most profound, and best Tao.
“Xiu miao ming xin” pronounced sheo mee-yow ming sheen means purify and enlighten your heart.
“Ao miao wu qiong” pronounced ow mee-yow woo chyawng means profound and mysterious without ending.
Hua you san shuo, qiao shuo wei miao there are three ways to speak something; the proper way is profound, 161
“Shen xing ju miao” pronounced shun shing jü mee-yow means Xing Gong and Ming Gong Xiu Lian have been accomplished.
“Hua you san shuo, qiao shuo wei miao” pronounced hwah yoe sahn shwaw, chee-yow shwaw way mee-yow means There are three ways to speak something.
Update: Elias sez, "This is from the DRAE (Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy), where you can see that the sound of the cat in Spanish is not 'miao' but 'miau'."
perhaps one of our neighbours realised a short time ago that their grey cat had become lighter in colour and turned female and was now called miao on the name tag... and put our cat outside for the cat swap to commence?