What does "hui" mean?
A Māori social gathering or assembly.
Hui
/ˈhʉː.iː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A Māori social gathering or assembly.
- Grammar: hui is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: chinese muslims, conference, convention, gathering.
- Useful contrasts: Han majority, absence, dispersal.
- Usage evidence: My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others.
How to use "hui"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Māori social gathering or assembly. New-Zealand
"[…] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs […]."
- 2 An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia). plural, plural-only
"In Hui restaurants in towns such as Wuchung and Chungning, restaurant workers wearing the white caps of the Hui nationality serve customers. Most government institutions, factories and schools in different parts of the autonomous region have set up dining rooms for the Huis, where their special foods are served."
- 3 A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive. New-Zealand, broadly
"Shelley's document hadn't mentioned the billionaire at all, and although Mira had said at the hui that Lemoine used the airstrip frequently, she'd seemed to suggest that the farm was his destination, not his point of departure, which would imply that he was living somewhere else."
Proper Noun
- 1 A Chinese lect spoken in Southern Anhui and neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
- 2 A surname from Chinese.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "hui"?
Common synonyms include: chinese muslims, conference, convention, gathering, hui people, meeting.
How do you use "hui" in a sentence?
My school has Uighur, Han, Kazakh, Hui, Mongol, Kirghiz, Xibo, Tajik, and Uzbek ethnicities, among others.
How do you pronounce "hui"?
Pronounced /ˈhʉː.iː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Māori hui.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mandarin 回 (Huí).
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Mandarin 徽 (Huī).
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Mandarin 惠 (Huì), 回 (Huí), or Cantonese 許／许 (heoi2).