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- noun New Zealand A
Māori social gathering orassembly .
Etymologies
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Before meaning Muslim, it means one of the Muslim nations China was in contact with, namely the Uyghurs; 'hui' is short for 'Huihui', 'Huihu', 'Huigu', etc.
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NB: In 1965 Jock McEwen carved and presented a taonga, a waka hui, which is awarded to the runner up in the Korimako (Senior English) section of the national Nga Manu Korero Speech
NZ On Screen 2010
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Do you think Chi-hui is going to show your piece of shit film at the film festival?
APAture Live 2008
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Until this morning, I was not clear on why this gesture seemed so suited to them; when I came across an illustration of a band of Buddhist monks called the hui he shang in Professor Yu's book of ancient folk tales, I was electrified.
First Lives Wah-Ming Chang 2009
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Minister for Treaty Negotiations Chris Finlayson says the hui was a vigorous one, as he had expected.
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Minister for Treaty Negotiations Chris Finlayson says the hui was a vigorous one, as he had expected.
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The National-led Government has a goal of 2014 for completing historical Treaty claims, and the hui was a chance to investigate how we can speed up that process.
ScreenTalk 2009
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They have called a rāhui, which is a prohibition on a violence in their town.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Ngati Whatua's chairman has called a hui so Maori in Auckland can decide how to react to the Government's refusal to guarantee them seats on the new regionwide council.
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Ceci dit j'ai eu l'droit a une syncope maternelle quand elle m'a entendu dire 'je suis passé a 4 modio ajd'hui' au telephone et la j'ai carrement raccroché au nez de la personne et j'ai poussé une gueulante un truc pitoyable.
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
uselessness commented on the word hui
Don't mess with the Hui, they're not the types you want to mess with.
Don't mess with the Hui, or else you're gonna get your butts kicked.
- The W's
December 15, 2007
bilby commented on the word hui
Who are the Hui?
September 2, 2008
rolig commented on the word hui
Amusingly, this would also be one way to transliterate the Russian word хуй, the vulgar term for the penis.
September 2, 2008
bilby commented on the word hui
Ha, reminds me of when I copped my first 'pashol ...', trying to surreptitiously take a photo of a drunk weaving across the road during a torrential downpour as marshroots whizzed past and covered him with sprays of water.
September 2, 2008
rolig commented on the word hui
Well, don't mess with the Hui!
September 2, 2008