noun
Sui
sway
noun
1
A member of an ethnic group native to Guizhou province in southern China, numbering around 430,000 people.
"The Sui are known for their distinctive drum towers and terraced rice farming."
adj
1
Relating to the Sui people or their language.
"Sui traditions include an elaborate funeral ritual involving water buffalo."
How to Use Sui
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to a specific ethnic minority in China and their language and culture.
Word Forms
Suis plural, Sui plural
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Etymology
From Mandarin 隋 (Suí), also the name of a short-lived Chinese dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618 CE.