| 释义 |
Miaotse|mɪˈaʊtsiː|
Also Miao-chia, Meaoutse, Miautsz', Miaotsze, etc.
= prec., sense A.
1836J. F. Davis Chinese I. vii. 287 The Chinese law prohibits all marriages between subjects and foreigners, and even forbids any alliances between the unsubdued mountaineers, called Meaou-tse, in the interior of the empire, and its own people in the neighbouring plains. 1848S. W. Williams Middle Kingdom I. iii. 147 The unsubdued Miautsz'..occupy the north-east portion of the [Western] province, in the mountain fastnesses between it and Kweichau. 1883Encycl. Brit. XVI. 223/2 In figure the Miautse, both men and women, are shorter and darker-complexioned than the Chinese. 1911Ibid. XVIII. 354/2 The emperor K'ien-lung..attacked the Miaotsze, who suffered a crushing defeat, and were compelled to purchase peace by swearing allegiance to their conquerors. 1917S. Couling Encycl. Sinica 4/2 Miao-chia,..or Miaotzu..is the name given by Chinese to tribes calling themselves Mhong, whose head-quarters are in Kueichou, but who are also found in south Yünnan, Ssûch‘uan and Hunan. 1932W. L. Graff Lang. 421 The Miaotse or Mautzy group, probably related to Tai. |