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hukou

Syllables: hu·kou/ˈhuːˌkoʊ/

hukou noun: a household registration record that identifies a person as a local resident.

Noun

hukou (plural hukous or hukou)

  1. (China, Taiwan) A household registration record that identifies a person as a local resident.
    • But now, a new awareness of the issue is raising questions about the status of women in China, as well as other rights issues like the hukou, or residency permit, a central tool of population control passed down from the Maoist era that restricts movement by linking people to the towns of their...2008 April 6, Howard W. French, “Single Mothers in China Forge a Difficult Path”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Hukou

Hukou

  1. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
    • Taxis arrive to pick up passengers cleared to leave the centralized quarantine facility in Hukou township in Hsinchu county in Northern Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.2020 September 8, Huizhong Wu, “VIRUS DIARY: One midnight moment in Taiwan’s virus battle”, in The Washington Post, sourced from Associated Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 May...
    • Police tracked down a 32-year-old wanted man, surnamed Dang (鄧), to a dormitory in Hsinchu County's Hukou Township, reported TVBS.2023 July 17, Keoni Everington, “Migrant worker stabs cop, compatriot in north Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2023, Society

hukou meaning in Vietnamese

hukou in Vietnamese

household registration record
hộ khẩu

Forms of hukou

pluralhukous
pluralhukou

Origin of hukou

From Mandarin 戶口／户口 (hùkǒu).

From the Mandarin 湖口 (Húkǒu).

Questions about hukou

What does hukou mean?
Hukou means a household registration record that identifies a person as a local resident.
What is hukou in Vietnamese?
Hukou in Vietnamese is hộ khẩu. See Hukou meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is hukou?
Hukou can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce hukou?
Hukou is pronounced /ˈhuːˌkoʊ/.
What is the plural of hukou?
The plural of hukou is hukous.

Words near hukou in the dictionary

  1. hukka
  2. hukkah
  3. hukkahs
  4. hukkas
  5. Hukkien
  6. hukou
  7. hukous
  8. Huks
  9. Hukuan
  10. Hukumina
  11. Hukurudhoo

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