overseas Chinese

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === overseas Chinese (countable and uncountable, plural overseas Chinese) A person or people of Chinese ethnicity, living in a non-Chinese country; a member of the ethnic Chinese expatriate or immigrant community; Huaqiao ==== Usage notes ==== This term is usually intended to include both immigrants and their descendants. The application of the term to people of mixed descent can be unclear. Generally the adject "overseas" in overseas Chinese is not capitalized according to the majority of documented usages; however, some social science publications use the form Overseas Chinese. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Mandarin Chinese) Huaqiao ==== Translations ====