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Hui

The English word “Hui” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An ethnic group of China, distinguished by their practice of Islam, who speak Mandarin (or Dungan in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Russia).

proper noun

  1. A Chinese lect spoken in Southern Anhui and neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 回 (Huí).

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