I met her master. He came to the hmong new years and gave me his autograph..too bad she wasn't there..but she is so beautiful and have a great singing voice
I've favorited this video for a while, and it just occurred to me....most of the Hmong ppl who watch this video probably have no idea what she is singing about!
Here is a rough translation of the lyrics. Feel free to help me out anybody:
she does sing in her native language sometimes. Mandarin is the official language of China. In order for different ethnic groups to understand her, she must sing in Mandarin (lus suav).
where can i get that outfit in the USA...ahahah....something new from same old hmong clothes i see every new years....i like it a bit better....why?.,...there's not that much coins dangling off your waist....ahahah
Why all this dicussion about what is...and what isn't...music in general is beautiful regardless...music is a language that speaks to everyone internationally no matter what language you speak...
I listen to all sorts of music in all sorts of languages. Some language I may not understand but that doesn't mean I appreciate the beauty of the song any less. Therefore, I totally agree, music is a language that speaks to everyone internationally no matter what language you speak and no matter what language it is sung in. If it's beautiful, it's beautiful.
I"ve worked with a few elderly Chinese and they have considered me as Miao. Most of these are educated enough to know their history... I'm just glad that we are part of their history at some point. It's a wonderful feeling to know where you are from and being welcome by a real Hmong chinese. Marsophia33 thank you.
It is very nice to know we have many hmong women like this one in China very pretty, talented, and famous. Hope we one day get to meet them. Also to let them know there are a lot miao/hmong people living in America. We like to meet them.
Lao is not the original country of Miao. so don't care that. In china nowadays, there is no discrimination of one's ethnic. As a minority you can enter a college at least 5 points than Han . In some area, even 20 points less. for me , I can have 10 points less than Han . If you come back one day , we are welcome you ! we are from one tribe.
why are people debating if she's hmong or miao... they're the same. hmong are just miao that moved more westerned and through a long period of separation and segregation, we (outside china miao) lost most of our ancestral chinese inheritance. I believe when westerners first met miao's in laos/thailand they didn't know what to call us. we didnt even have our own written language. americans helped us developed our written language and thus we were called HMONG/MONG...
an example is the Native Americans. there is many different types of tribes, beliefs, and tradition BUT- they are still linked together from their blood and language. when Europeans arrived they called them "Indians" of course confusing them with the real Indians in India. but did the Native Americans give themselves that name? no the Europeans did. this is an example related to what i was talking about below. we are still related no matter what geography we live in or what others call us.
inactuality we might of called ourselves "Hmong" in the past or even a different name. who knows. but we do know for sure the "Miao" in china did not give themselves that name. Miao actually was a word that was used derogatory to distinguish the tribes in china. so for those who assume that Miao means this and that is wrong. even Hmongs in Thailand/Laos who were called that in the past did not like that term. i'm sure the "Miao" in china don't call themselves that too.
limasite85- thanks for your explaination but yes no matter what, through blood we are still related. what we call ourselves now or who named us then does not matter. but if you think about it "Miao" is only a name that the chinese used to distinguish us and not exactly what we really call ourselves. our name "Hmong" actually means "free". so if those who left their native homeland years ago gave themselves a new name other than the name "Miao" (which in itself is a offensive word).
there is no such thing as speaking in Hmong American "MrTubpojntxoog". where did that come from? thats just a stereotype for Hmong's who were born in American. you can call it Hmong American slang. anyways "priscilla301" she is HMONG CHINESE. still considered a Hmong person. and she does speak Hmong just not in all her video's because of course she is promoting herself in China so of course her songs are not of her own dialect. do you think the Chinese people will understand what shes saying?
Miao is our name in China. I think we should not be forcing the name Hmong on anybody. Hmong is a name we aquire through our migration, war, coming to America and so on. This is how I would explain to a confused non-Hmong/Miao.
I know, I know. It is understood that you, me and A You Dou are Hmoob, no matter where we are. In China, Laos, America we are all Hmoob, we know that. But the names Miao and Hmong confuse other people.
Those of you who think A YOU DOU is Hmong is not completely correct. She is not associated with the name Hmong at all. A You Dou is miao. You and I who call ourselves Hmong are Miao, we are related.
We who migrated into Laos and fight a war there call ourselves Hmong. Those Miao people in China are not associated with us. But we are Miao people too, and our expericences (war, America, etc) we became Hmong. We are uniquely Hmong, I don't think anybody else can identify with us.
I love the part when she breaks it down! On 0:52 and 1:56 lol it makes me smile while I attempt to sing a song I cant and dont understand...I cant smile as cute as her her though. I want sum rice wine! lol
If I can take a stab at explaining it...Let's see, I believe the language she sings in here is Mandarin Chinese, the official national language that the majority Han ethnic/people speak in China. Yet, she is of the Miao ethnic and can speak her Miao language with its own distinct Miao dialect. The Miao people has many dialects spoken in China. Those that call themselves Hmong are from the Miao people in China. The Hmong migrated into Laos, then came to America after the Vietnam War.
response to about war back them in China... remember Vietnam war... Hmong brothers fight against Hmong brothers... Hmong in Vietnam and Hmong in Laos..
Cov phooj ywg raws li kuv tau taub thiab saib tus muam no nws cov tsoos tsho nws yog neeg co, kuv tsis xav hais tias nws yog Hmong, vim nyog suav teb hmong thiab co ob lub npe hu muaj ntsis sib thooj. Tus muam no yog ib tug hu tau yas suab zoo heev. Raws li kuv saib nws ob peb zaj nkauj xwb mas nws yog ib tug most popular singer in her country.
hmong people are from china, they lost their kingdom to china long time ago, so they have been depress for long time..sometimes they just can't except that lost and be angry for the longest time..lol I think they need councelling and anti depressent medication..since another lost in veitnam, man they sure lost it they went nuts..how bout hmong china they nuts too????..
of course, whoever you are! how can you even laugh, we're still angry thinking about the past memories when the chinese tortured our people. come on a big ass mass of land and the chinese-ManChu came and took everything! claiming it to be theirs (greedy ass)...that's why we have no country and plus no respect from other countries...oh well the chinese got what they deserve too from the japanese for torturing the hmong captives so Thank God...lol
Han Chinese are broken into many groups. You can't just blame the whole entire ethnic Han. The ancient tribe that fought and won our land were the Huaxia. It was the Manchu who launched many wars against our ancestors and people. There were Han people fighting in both side, with the Qing Emperor while other Han fought alongside the Miao, Dong, Shui and other ethnics. Yes, many Miao are still angry... because the wars killed many of our people.
yeah i know the manchus were the ones who waged wars against our ancestors and people and not all chinese so i am not hating on any ethnic...oh well it's in the past now but when i think about what happened, it's both side's fault. there were hmong back stabbers involved and still those today that never learn...the war killed almost half of our people in the past...i heard that chinese kungfu belongs to the hmong.
if you are not hating on any ethnic group...than why did you made this comment "oh well the chinese got what they deserve too from the japanese for torturing the hmong captives so Thank God...lol" and than you claim that you know it's not all the chinese that is blah blah blah... Every culture/country has tortured their captives one way or another and Hmong is certainly not dismissed.. Besides another reason Hmong lost the war in Vietnam or what not is because their own ppl betrayed them..
it is all in the past so i don't hate anymore because i know that it's not just chinese fault but hmong too. It's just a message that what goes around comes back around and i realize that all cultures have faced the same experience.
I wish I could understand what she singing. her song is beautiful as beautiful as she is too. I'm glad that she miao because I use to be one and now I am hmong.. hehehe. what's the different anyways.
Yes, the Miao are Chinese so as the other 56 plus minority groups in China. Like here in America, we called ourselves Americans. Everyone in China is Zhonghua Minzu.
@samlorson but the real real sad truth is that it's referring to whites only. when you are black it's African American, Asian it's Asian american, latin Latin American, Polish it's American, german it's American, Finnish it American. that's the real truth. you get it. even though in china many people in there heart still claim they are Hmong or miao and many other groups still claim who they are. i do see your point. we all share this world lets all collaborate.
@samlorson I believe that you shouldn't categorize Miao as Chinese people. Some of them might have adopted the Chinese culture, but majority of them still follow have their own culture (religion), which is similar to the Hmong culture. Sorry if you take this as offensive, just want to correct some stuff.
There are videos online with her speaking in Hmong but it will be hard for most to understand because only about 35 percent of her dialect is similar to ours.
wow, she is so fluently in Mandarin (han) ...sound wonderful, i wish to hear she speak Miao(hmong), they sound wonderful with a Mandarin accent...but it would be hard to understand..only like 50 % would be easy understand...
According to what I know from Historian Yuepheng, we understand the GhoXiong 35%, KaNao and Hmu 40 to 50%, AhMao 90%, Hmong 98% and other Miao groups, I don't have the statistic. Ayouduo speaks the KaNao and Hmu Regional Dialect. Despite calling ourselves different names, we are the same people.
It has more to do with difference in pronunciation, but most of their vocabulary have the same root. Write them out, and the mutual intelligibility increases exponentially.
plus... if you have chinese friends. ask them how they say dad or house or fruit, etc.. comparing to our words. i bet a lot of the word would be the same, WITH a different tone or dial..
all i have to say, just reading all these comments. some informational and some just pure hate. but over all she is a very beautiful singer and nice to know that she is hmong... which i don't care how you want to lable it... hmongs who live in thailand, laos or anywhere on this planet earth are still hmong. don't care if they are under a different lable...you are hmong only if you embrace that you are hmong...i live in the US but still i'm hmong...proud to be one too...
Thank you for saying that, I love her music's. Funny thing, alot of hmong do the same to me. They think i'm chinese and white because i have light skin and hazel green eye's. but i'm a full blood hmong guy. So a lot of Hmong will put me in the Hmong chinese group. But aren't we all Hmong Chinese. Our great great grandpa's came from china to settle in Laos and vietnam. I hate it when Hmong say there are only hmong. We are a bunch of mix breeds. My thoughts.
We are actually chinese. Our enthnicity is hmong(miao). The chinese is hmong tongue is the "Han". But china is consisted of 56 different ethnicities. Hmong(miao) is one of them. Therefore, we are chinese just liek every other Hans who called themselves chinese. And, don't worry about the uneducated and ignorant pplz out there. They didnt know that knowledge is Power.
I read an article by a Hmong Chinese woman scholar from Guizhou,China several years ago when I took an Anthropology class.I think I might still have the article, I'll share more when I find it.She wrote about the Butterfly Mother creation story of the Miao,Chiyou and his three sons. After Chiyou was killed, one of the sons leaded a group of Miao to the North, one to the West and One to the South. I don't remembered exactly but I think she mentioned the names of the three sons in the article.
He was a Hmong King... Check him out on google, but many things can be false. Just do more research and you'll find out somehow. Let me know when you do. Thanx!=)
There is a Native American tribe that closely resemble the Miao Zu. The name of the tribe is not in my head at the moment.I hope it'll come back soon.I considered the Miao as an indigenous people in China from the very beginning.
I met some Chinese dormmates in my freshman years in college and they suggested that I should called myself Chinese because my ancestors came from China. I can certainly pass as a Chinese person. People often mistaken me as Chinese.
I'm not Chinese but I like Chinese culture. The culture is respectable, detailed, rich and interesting. I think people having Racial Pride is pointless and reflects the shallow depth of their thoughts. Culture is something to be proud of not race or nationality. Race is mere arrangement of genes, nations rise and fall constantly but culture endures. Those that mean "Culture" when they say "Race" or "Nationalism" are equally to blame when misunderstood due to their lack of articulation.
Thank you for the education. I could tell by the video there was a distinct flavor of difference but did not know it's origins name for it was new to me. I am not fluent in knowledge of all 56 ethnics in or around China but look forward to discovering them as time and interest dictate. The Miao culture vaguely resembles some American Indian Tribes Culture.
You're welcome. The term Chinese is just like the term American. It does not represent an ethnic group but multiple groups that form China. The Miao culture is very old and yes, they do resembles some Native American Tribes Culture They all have their separate languages and they practice a form of Shamanism like the Natives. Within those 56 ethnic groups, there are over a thousand different subgroups and languages to dialects. I am a Miao ethnic living in America.
I've got confused. What is the definition of "Chinese"? I've been told that the native people of all 56 ethnic groups living in a big country called China for centuries are "Chinese". Is this correct?
Yes, every ethnic groups in China are called CHINESE but if you want to use the term as a generalization then it refers to the dominant HAN PEOPLE who usually called themselves CHINESE. The term Chinese is like the term American. Both are national names instead of ethnic names.
You are correct. Chinese is a collection of different ethnicity. Han, Miao, Zang(Tibetan) , etc.
In the west, by careless or ignorance or by intention. The term Chinese is use to represent Han Chinese only. This conveniently contributed the false notion that none-Han ethnicity are not Chinese. i.e. Tibetan Vs. Chinese. Miao is among THE earliest original tribe union when the nation of China come to form.
Hey brother, "peechue" don't talk smack about a beautiful person who is doing a great job at representin where she comes from. She's all that you once known Highlander's such as Hmong's have left to be shown internationally and still be proud of. Although we are called different names in different area's! It does not change our roots. She's one that's not to be disrepected! Please be respectful here, there are enough bad men in the world already, let us Hmong brothers be the few good ones!
Can you guys please stop it with the outbursts of racial and ethnic theories? She's Chinese, she sings in Chinese, and the song has a distinctly Chinese flavor with with an idyllic Chinese setting. At this time, all Chinese need to show solidarity admist international media bias. Be patriotic and nationalistic. Remember what your true colors are.
@peechue: shut the fuck up dude. You have the intellectual capabilities of a 3 year old.
There is no confusion. I think he needs to give a little respect. Thats all. I'm embarrassed for him. I am hmong and he's hmong too. But hey..if thats the way he wants to portray himself like an idiot...thats fine. No more comments from me.
That's exactly what I mean. I'm a proud young Hmong woman, and to see such a bad comment written by one of my hmong brothers hurts me inside. We are better than that.
Why the confusion over Peechue's comment? Ayouduo is a fine looking woman. Healthy men desire sex with fine looking women. This is coming from an international scholar.
Oh shush. I'll grant that Peechue's method of expression is uncouth and not likely to win him many admirers, but his expressions of attraction are still nothing to respond to with anger and bewilderment.
Asserting his desire to "fuck her just once" hardly qualifies as an expression of attraction. You come off as troll who has nothing better to do with his/her time.
And if you want to seem credible, argue my contentions and don't tell me to "shush", fucking asshole.
Maybe I am a troll, maybe we all are; maybe we should be doing something more productive while waiting for videos to download. But why do you take this seriously? This isn't even a message board; this is a youtube comment section. I already feel a bit dirty for being pulled into an argument here. But sure, I'll argue against your contention. "Fuck her just once" is an expression of attraction since the desire it expresses clearly demonstrates his attraction to Ayouduo.
hey at least someone here other than me can understand how attractive this young woman is. she is someone to be proud of. and another thing, 3 yr old and physical attraction have nothing to do with each other.
LONG LIVE CHINA, its history, its culture and long live the Hmong/Miao People who culture have thrive for thousand of years even under suppression and assimilation policy directed toward them.
Auyouduo keep on sing this song from haven. God bless you!!! We love and miss all you so very much, our Mong china,,,. Forever lived Hmong people. Pace love God Bless all.
the blue hmong in thai land is using the the same strategy that our anciesters did in china when politicle struggle, genicide..when the chines caught up with one group of course they will say no we are not with that group..No body knows the future in thailand except for the thai goverment it selve..ITS Probalbly called saveing your own skin in amelica..if you say YES they probably end up in laos..you get the point right this isn't history it politics..
Yes, the Blue Hmong of Thailand have said that other Hmong are not their people. Who are we to say what Hmong should be? Who are we to say what language Hmong should speak? There are lots of Hmong groups with their own names. Like the Hmoob Dawb, Ntsuab, Lees, Xyais, Dub, Liab Hau and etc...
from what I found online Ayouduo is actually Hmu which is another ethnic group that's included under the title "Miao" in China. So she's not really Hmoob.
It's ignorant to say that. Hmu, Hmong, Ahmao, we're all from the same ethnic stock. The Hmu dialect consist of many similar words. They share similar folktales and mythologies found in the Hmong Culture. They are our people and we are their people. One cannot exclude the other because of their ethnic name. It's almost like the Blue Hmong of Thailand saying other Hmong Groups are not from the same ethnic stock. Think again.
being ignorant is saying that all Miao are Hmong which is not true. I'm just simply telling you the facts. If we are all really the same ethnic group we wouldn't be divided/consider to be otherwise.
Miao is a term given by the Chinese. All Miao have self-given names. In fact, we are the same group. You really need to do your research and deep studying and stop reading biased information. In fact, all Miao groups share very similar origin legend, folktales, the use of Qeej and mythology. In fact, we split because of Chinese Persecution. Listen to all the metaphors and proverbs. Our clothes, language and etc change due to new regions and the contact of other ethnics.
Consider that fact that TIME and tough conditions including illiteracy had had on the Hmong, i am not surprise to see it divided. I mean look it here in American for instance; the young generations can barely speak Hmong fluently. Hmonglish is a better term for it and i am sure its the same in china and other parts of the world as well.
you said that about hmong but what is hmong and where do the we get the word hmong from and when. as far as i concern hmong could be hmu miao or even mongol so don't be quick to judge.
in ancient time, according to chinese, the Miao People were known similar to Ah Hmaud. When using Chinese Scripts and reading in Chinese, many would pronounce it Miao in the Chinese language. Miao literally means 'young seed' or sons of soil because the Miao are the first rice planters in China according to Chinese and Miao folktales. In Korean, Myo means Rice. Mov means Rice in Hmong. Miao means Rice in some Chinese dialects. we are not Mongol because Mongol is a totally separate ethnic group.
sorry to hear that..i guess u want to find a traditional hmong girl. and those are hard to find. they don't get a round much. but if you are lucky enough u'll meet one, leave it to faith. be sincere and it will happen.
i've waited long time for this to happen but that didn't materialise. instead i was fated to settle down with a non-traditional fatty Hmong lady with a sweet chipmunk voice. she cooks well though..and takes good care of me.
I met her master. He came to the hmong new years and gave me his autograph..too bad she wasn't there..but she is so beautiful and have a great singing voice
yukiabcedy09 5 months ago
苗族是中國的猶太人。
mazillo311 10 months ago
I have no idea of what they are saying. I just like her voice.
StudLife28 10 months ago
Wow. watching this video and song is very therapeutic. She reminds me of my ex-GF.
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StudLife28 11 months ago
thanks. but i don't understand she sing. because i'm Hmong in VietNam
tranminhkhang1990 1 year ago
@tranminhkhang1990
she is singing about rice wine... qeej.... kwv txhiaj.... lub nruas... cov roob thiab hav zoov ntsuab xias.
niamtxiv 1 year ago
I love this song. Whenever I'm sad, I always listen to this song...... because it has a peaceful feeling.
niamtxiv 1 year ago
Oh shoot, I just realized, at 2:54 she sings some other stuff:
- Miao ppl's wooden drum, beats throughout the mountain
- Miao ppl's lu chen (qeej? the bamboo flute instrument) makes sounds in the east
- Miao ppl's rice wine, aroma floats in all four directions
- Miao ppl's flying song, sings at the right time of day (I think?)
(repeat)
ChipProcessor32 1 year ago
"...something about the Miao village..(what is gu dao pang?)
The clear water river makes thunder noises
(not sure this line)
The music sound is sweet and the wine is fragrant
Thirsty guests from afar please try it
Dazzling scenary and time old tale
Its a good place
Miao ppl love miao village
(not sure this line, what is qing hao fang?)"
And then it kinda repeats. Anyways, if anybody could help with the word's I couldn't translate, that'd be great =)
ChipProcessor32 1 year ago
I've favorited this video for a while, and it just occurred to me....most of the Hmong ppl who watch this video probably have no idea what she is singing about!
Here is a rough translation of the lyrics. Feel free to help me out anybody:
"Rice wine is sweet.
Rice wine is fragrant.
The drinking song flies through the mountains.
(not sure what the next line is)
(not sure this line either)
Romantic old way, a thousand li long.
...cont.
ChipProcessor32 1 year ago
she is H'Mong why she sing by chinese, please sing by H' mong, I'm Hmong, I love H'mong
tranminhkhang1990 1 year ago
@tranminhkhang1990
she does sing in her native language sometimes. Mandarin is the official language of China. In order for different ethnic groups to understand her, she must sing in Mandarin (lus suav).
niamtxiv 1 year ago
she is H'Mong why she sing by chinese
tranminhkhang1990 1 year ago
Hey, does anyone know where was this video recorded? It looks like 西江苗寨, but I'm not quite sure. :)
prooofeta 1 year ago
i love this song too!!!...the beats tighttt!!
Analatai1 1 year ago
this is such a beautiful song! she has a very good voice also!!
HmongVaj15 1 year ago
we hmong people welcome you to kaili city (also the singer's hometown)guizhou province of china
MRYANGZHIHUA 1 year ago
very nice song..singer is very beautiful
88specv 2 years ago
A ntxawm tub mas yog ib tug muam ua zoo nkauj heev li nyob rau suav teb. Nw cov nkauj los zoo mloog. Nyias tsis paub nyias lus, los nco ntsoom tias peb tseem yog ib haiv neeg. Koj pom kuv, kuv pom koj, koj ntsib kuv, kuv ntsib koj, los tseem zoo siab tias peb yog Hmoob.
niamtxiv 2 years ago 5
I already said this here but 0:53 till 120 sec rocks : )
moninnYem 2 years ago
where can i get that outfit in the USA...ahahah....something new from same old hmong clothes i see every new years....i like it a bit better....why?.,...there's not that much coins dangling off your waist....ahahah
dorkielala 2 years ago
What a beautiful lady. This video is like a fairy tale.
asian4asian1 2 years ago
Why all this dicussion about what is...and what isn't...music in general is beautiful regardless...music is a language that speaks to everyone internationally no matter what language you speak...
micky1mouse 2 years ago
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niamtxiv 2 years ago
Word, couldn't have said it better! =)
I listen to all sorts of music in all sorts of languages. Some language I may not understand but that doesn't mean I appreciate the beauty of the song any less. Therefore, I totally agree, music is a language that speaks to everyone internationally no matter what language you speak and no matter what language it is sung in. If it's beautiful, it's beautiful.
SLBxINLOVExBLS 2 years ago 3
Music is the expression of emotions. :-)
niamtxiv 2 years ago 2
I"ve worked with a few elderly Chinese and they have considered me as Miao. Most of these are educated enough to know their history... I'm just glad that we are part of their history at some point. It's a wonderful feeling to know where you are from and being welcome by a real Hmong chinese. Marsophia33 thank you.
Almighty2 2 years ago
asian wine songs are best!!
myfreetibet 2 years ago 2
woot hmong/chinese!! i want to see her someday...i myself am a hmong/chinese...lol
LorTen07 2 years ago
It is very nice to know we have many hmong women like this one in China very pretty, talented, and famous. Hope we one day get to meet them. Also to let them know there are a lot miao/hmong people living in America. We like to meet them.
valxiong 2 years ago
Meo mean in Thai (cat) but for it doesn't metter we just know that today we call our self 'Hmong"
htnmktit 2 years ago
Mao means cat, miao means sprout. It's a nice name. I'm Miao. and I'm from China. Nice to meet you ！
marsophia33 2 years ago 3
i knew some hmong friend in USA
lahhal92 2 years ago
Laotians call us Miao from Chinese...but Laotians have a word (Meo) (which mean cat) so when we hate each others.... Laotians refer us to Meo...
HmongLineage2 2 years ago
Lao is not the original country of Miao. so don't care that. In china nowadays, there is no discrimination of one's ethnic. As a minority you can enter a college at least 5 points than Han . In some area, even 20 points less. for me , I can have 10 points less than Han . If you come back one day , we are welcome you ! we are from one tribe.
marsophia33 2 years ago
why are people debating if she's hmong or miao... they're the same. hmong are just miao that moved more westerned and through a long period of separation and segregation, we (outside china miao) lost most of our ancestral chinese inheritance. I believe when westerners first met miao's in laos/thailand they didn't know what to call us. we didnt even have our own written language. americans helped us developed our written language and thus we were called HMONG/MONG...
hmongsac 2 years ago
it seems like one of her line, she is saying..
"txhob dag peb nes.."
she is hmong!!
cibNyeeb 2 years ago
you idiot, she is hmong.
miao = hmong.
miao is the real term to call u people.
and she's speaking chinese.
aZnch1nK916 2 years ago
miao is not the real term. the word miao derived from the word hmong. it's the opposite instead. She's speaking putonghua (mandarin)
niamtxiv 2 years ago
i didnt say she wasnt! ok.
gosh wat sup with attitude!
bring your drama somewhere else! plz.
cibNyeeb 2 years ago 2
thank you for the explaination, its clear for me now :D
contortionist104 2 years ago
an example is the Native Americans. there is many different types of tribes, beliefs, and tradition BUT- they are still linked together from their blood and language. when Europeans arrived they called them "Indians" of course confusing them with the real Indians in India. but did the Native Americans give themselves that name? no the Europeans did. this is an example related to what i was talking about below. we are still related no matter what geography we live in or what others call us.
l3lostitch 2 years ago
inactuality we might of called ourselves "Hmong" in the past or even a different name. who knows. but we do know for sure the "Miao" in china did not give themselves that name. Miao actually was a word that was used derogatory to distinguish the tribes in china. so for those who assume that Miao means this and that is wrong. even Hmongs in Thailand/Laos who were called that in the past did not like that term. i'm sure the "Miao" in china don't call themselves that too.
l3lostitch 2 years ago
limasite85- thanks for your explaination but yes no matter what, through blood we are still related. what we call ourselves now or who named us then does not matter. but if you think about it "Miao" is only a name that the chinese used to distinguish us and not exactly what we really call ourselves. our name "Hmong" actually means "free". so if those who left their native homeland years ago gave themselves a new name other than the name "Miao" (which in itself is a offensive word).
l3lostitch 2 years ago
there is no such thing as speaking in Hmong American "MrTubpojntxoog". where did that come from? thats just a stereotype for Hmong's who were born in American. you can call it Hmong American slang. anyways "priscilla301" she is HMONG CHINESE. still considered a Hmong person. and she does speak Hmong just not in all her video's because of course she is promoting herself in China so of course her songs are not of her own dialect. do you think the Chinese people will understand what shes saying?
l3lostitch 2 years ago
To clarify the names Miao and Hmong to outsiders:
Miao is our name in China. I think we should not be forcing the name Hmong on anybody. Hmong is a name we aquire through our migration, war, coming to America and so on. This is how I would explain to a confused non-Hmong/Miao.
I know, I know. It is understood that you, me and A You Dou are Hmoob, no matter where we are. In China, Laos, America we are all Hmoob, we know that. But the names Miao and Hmong confuse other people.
limasite85 2 years ago
i like this music so much. my cousin dance to this song
ntxheevwj107 2 years ago
A YU DOU is hmong but she can't speak hmong at all!!!! and if u think i'm Wrong try to prove me wrong... i still love her music though!
priscilla301 2 years ago
priscilla301, she doesn't speak Hmong American, but she speaks Hmong Guizhou.
MrTubpojntxoog 2 years ago
Those of you who think A YOU DOU is Hmong is not completely correct. She is not associated with the name Hmong at all. A You Dou is miao. You and I who call ourselves Hmong are Miao, we are related.
We who migrated into Laos and fight a war there call ourselves Hmong. Those Miao people in China are not associated with us. But we are Miao people too, and our expericences (war, America, etc) we became Hmong. We are uniquely Hmong, I don't think anybody else can identify with us.
limasite85 2 years ago
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niamtxiv 2 years ago 2
I love the part when she breaks it down! On 0:52 and 1:56 lol it makes me smile while I attempt to sing a song I cant and dont understand...I cant smile as cute as her her though. I want sum rice wine! lol
moninnYem 2 years ago
i so love her song
l33ang3l 2 years ago 9
My cheeks would hurt if I had to smile like her, but other than that I really love her music!!
YoureMyHyena 2 years ago 3
KOOOLL MUSIC. She Hot TOO.
Javuot 2 years ago 3
how come she dont sing in her miao dialect. i want to hear.
hmongsac 2 years ago
can you explain me what the difference is between the Miao dialect and the language she's singing now? (just curious :) )
contortionist104 2 years ago
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niamtxiv 2 years ago
hmmm.. interesting :) i didn't know that china had much more languages.
Thanks :)
contortionist104 2 years ago
Yes, there are thousand of languages spoken in China, but the official spoken language is Mandarin Chinese. :)
niamtxiv 2 years ago
If I can take a stab at explaining it...Let's see, I believe the language she sings in here is Mandarin Chinese, the official national language that the majority Han ethnic/people speak in China. Yet, she is of the Miao ethnic and can speak her Miao language with its own distinct Miao dialect. The Miao people has many dialects spoken in China. Those that call themselves Hmong are from the Miao people in China. The Hmong migrated into Laos, then came to America after the Vietnam War.
limasite85 2 years ago
wow...i love her
vang0017 3 years ago 3
response to about war back them in China... remember Vietnam war... Hmong brothers fight against Hmong brothers... Hmong in Vietnam and Hmong in Laos..
HmongLineage2 3 years ago
Cov phooj ywg raws li kuv tau taub thiab saib tus muam no nws cov tsoos tsho nws yog neeg co, kuv tsis xav hais tias nws yog Hmong, vim nyog suav teb hmong thiab co ob lub npe hu muaj ntsis sib thooj. Tus muam no yog ib tug hu tau yas suab zoo heev. Raws li kuv saib nws ob peb zaj nkauj xwb mas nws yog ib tug most popular singer in her country.
HerZong 3 years ago
cool!..
peechue 3 years ago
好喜欢呀 真好听
54070965 3 years ago
Wow.. After so many centuries, our clothing will always remain similar... No matter what, we will always carry on our Hmong culture...
LyricalLordz 3 years ago
that msg was meant for maikor3
Shampooie 3 years ago
她有美妙的聲音，我喜歡她的歌曲
baBiesMiL3 3 years ago
hmong people are from china, they lost their kingdom to china long time ago, so they have been depress for long time..sometimes they just can't except that lost and be angry for the longest time..lol I think they need councelling and anti depressent medication..since another lost in veitnam, man they sure lost it they went nuts..how bout hmong china they nuts too????..
hmonglookhmong 3 years ago
of course, whoever you are! how can you even laugh, we're still angry thinking about the past memories when the chinese tortured our people. come on a big ass mass of land and the chinese-ManChu came and took everything! claiming it to be theirs (greedy ass)...that's why we have no country and plus no respect from other countries...oh well the chinese got what they deserve too from the japanese for torturing the hmong captives so Thank God...lol
maikor3 3 years ago
Han Chinese are broken into many groups. You can't just blame the whole entire ethnic Han. The ancient tribe that fought and won our land were the Huaxia. It was the Manchu who launched many wars against our ancestors and people. There were Han people fighting in both side, with the Qing Emperor while other Han fought alongside the Miao, Dong, Shui and other ethnics. Yes, many Miao are still angry... because the wars killed many of our people.
niamtxiv 3 years ago 4
yeah i know the manchus were the ones who waged wars against our ancestors and people and not all chinese so i am not hating on any ethnic...oh well it's in the past now but when i think about what happened, it's both side's fault. there were hmong back stabbers involved and still those today that never learn...the war killed almost half of our people in the past...i heard that chinese kungfu belongs to the hmong.
maikor3 3 years ago
if you are not hating on any ethnic group...than why did you made this comment "oh well the chinese got what they deserve too from the japanese for torturing the hmong captives so Thank God...lol" and than you claim that you know it's not all the chinese that is blah blah blah... Every culture/country has tortured their captives one way or another and Hmong is certainly not dismissed.. Besides another reason Hmong lost the war in Vietnam or what not is because their own ppl betrayed them..
Shampooie 3 years ago 2
it is all in the past so i don't hate anymore because i know that it's not just chinese fault but hmong too. It's just a message that what goes around comes back around and i realize that all cultures have faced the same experience.
maikor3 3 years ago
i so fuckin agreed with you about the japanese fucking them up. now i don't think japan would stand against them now, damn!
vue084783 3 years ago
she is got every thing. she is perfect to me. i loved her.
PANGLEEVUE 3 years ago 2
I wish I could understand what she singing. her song is beautiful as beautiful as she is too. I'm glad that she miao because I use to be one and now I am hmong.. hehehe. what's the different anyways.
STIRFRYNUDLE 3 years ago 4
As imagens são lindas, e gostaria de saber a tradução.
delinacs 3 years ago 2
Yes, the Miao are Chinese so as the other 56 plus minority groups in China. Like here in America, we called ourselves Americans. Everyone in China is Zhonghua Minzu.
samlorson 3 years ago 16
that true
Shancai1978 3 years ago 2
@samlorson but the real real sad truth is that it's referring to whites only. when you are black it's African American, Asian it's Asian american, latin Latin American, Polish it's American, german it's American, Finnish it American. that's the real truth. you get it. even though in china many people in there heart still claim they are Hmong or miao and many other groups still claim who they are. i do see your point. we all share this world lets all collaborate.
ilikesuzuki 1 year ago
@samlorson I believe that you shouldn't categorize Miao as Chinese people. Some of them might have adopted the Chinese culture, but majority of them still follow have their own culture (religion), which is similar to the Hmong culture. Sorry if you take this as offensive, just want to correct some stuff.
JIRAWAN1987 1 year ago 3
@samlorson Miao are Chinese but, they're also Hmong, too.
Codename155025 1 year ago
what's her name ?????
str4ightup 3 years ago
AYouDuo
Horseshoebender 3 years ago
There are videos online with her speaking in Hmong but it will be hard for most to understand because only about 35 percent of her dialect is similar to ours.
blongsiab 3 years ago
wat vdo that she speaking in hmong.... i would like to watch...
baby1a3 3 years ago
it is somewhere in youtube :)
niamtxiv 3 years ago
wow, she is so fluently in Mandarin (han) ...sound wonderful, i wish to hear she speak Miao(hmong), they sound wonderful with a Mandarin accent...but it would be hard to understand..only like 50 % would be easy understand...
YangCYV 3 years ago
According to what I know from Historian Yuepheng, we understand the GhoXiong 35%, KaNao and Hmu 40 to 50%, AhMao 90%, Hmong 98% and other Miao groups, I don't have the statistic. Ayouduo speaks the KaNao and Hmu Regional Dialect. Despite calling ourselves different names, we are the same people.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
It has more to do with difference in pronunciation, but most of their vocabulary have the same root. Write them out, and the mutual intelligibility increases exponentially.
milvipes 3 years ago 2
hmong or miao.. we sound or our dialect is just like mandarin... just ask any chinese peeps..
ickypuppet1 3 years ago
plus... if you have chinese friends. ask them how they say dad or house or fruit, etc.. comparing to our words. i bet a lot of the word would be the same, WITH a different tone or dial..
ickypuppet1 3 years ago
she realy singing beautiful as her .......
xiaoyang2004 3 years ago 2
all i have to say, just reading all these comments. some informational and some just pure hate. but over all she is a very beautiful singer and nice to know that she is hmong... which i don't care how you want to lable it... hmongs who live in thailand, laos or anywhere on this planet earth are still hmong. don't care if they are under a different lable...you are hmong only if you embrace that you are hmong...i live in the US but still i'm hmong...proud to be one too...
mjher02 3 years ago 4
Thank you for saying that, I love her music's. Funny thing, alot of hmong do the same to me. They think i'm chinese and white because i have light skin and hazel green eye's. but i'm a full blood hmong guy. So a lot of Hmong will put me in the Hmong chinese group. But aren't we all Hmong Chinese. Our great great grandpa's came from china to settle in Laos and vietnam. I hate it when Hmong say there are only hmong. We are a bunch of mix breeds. My thoughts.
luckycha7 3 years ago
We are actually chinese. Our enthnicity is hmong(miao). The chinese is hmong tongue is the "Han". But china is consisted of 56 different ethnicities. Hmong(miao) is one of them. Therefore, we are chinese just liek every other Hans who called themselves chinese. And, don't worry about the uneducated and ignorant pplz out there. They didnt know that knowledge is Power.
koukunut 3 years ago 4
听好，我喜欢，我觉得她做得非常好 。
cloud0515 3 years ago
She is awesome!
tamiher01 3 years ago 2
I read an article by a Hmong Chinese woman scholar from Guizhou,China several years ago when I took an Anthropology class.I think I might still have the article, I'll share more when I find it.She wrote about the Butterfly Mother creation story of the Miao,Chiyou and his three sons. After Chiyou was killed, one of the sons leaded a group of Miao to the North, one to the West and One to the South. I don't remembered exactly but I think she mentioned the names of the three sons in the article.
samlorson 3 years ago
does anyone know who the direct descendents of the legendary Chiyou are?
peechue 3 years ago
He was a Hmong King... Check him out on google, but many things can be false. Just do more research and you'll find out somehow. Let me know when you do. Thanx!=)
-Tami
tamiher01 3 years ago
蚩尤帝的伟大皇帝万岁！
Chi You di de wei da huang di wan sui!
愿上帝保佑您咱们的伟大皇帝！
Yuan Shang di bao you nin zan men de wei da huang di!
cloud0515 3 years ago
Hence, Chiyou is considered a forefather in China.
samlorson 3 years ago
蚩尤帝的伟大皇帝万岁！
Chi You di de wei da huang di wan sui!
愿上帝保佑您咱们的伟大皇帝！
Yuan Shang di bao you nin zan men de wei da huang di!
cloud0515 3 years ago
Hence, Chiyou is conserved a forefather in China.
samlorson 3 years ago
Good response, Niamtxiv!
There is a Native American tribe that closely resemble the Miao Zu. The name of the tribe is not in my head at the moment.I hope it'll come back soon.I considered the Miao as an indigenous people in China from the very beginning.
I met some Chinese dormmates in my freshman years in college and they suggested that I should called myself Chinese because my ancestors came from China. I can certainly pass as a Chinese person. People often mistaken me as Chinese.
samlorson 3 years ago
she's pretty plus her voice is very sweet. they're Miao, but do they also call theirself, Hmong at times???
thx for uploading this mv!
CodyYaj 3 years ago
I'm not Chinese but I like Chinese culture. The culture is respectable, detailed, rich and interesting. I think people having Racial Pride is pointless and reflects the shallow depth of their thoughts. Culture is something to be proud of not race or nationality. Race is mere arrangement of genes, nations rise and fall constantly but culture endures. Those that mean "Culture" when they say "Race" or "Nationalism" are equally to blame when misunderstood due to their lack of articulation.
TCTFounder 3 years ago
This is Miao Culture, an ancient ethnic group in China. The singer is a Chinese National but her ethnic is not Chinese in generalization.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
Thank you for the education. I could tell by the video there was a distinct flavor of difference but did not know it's origins name for it was new to me. I am not fluent in knowledge of all 56 ethnics in or around China but look forward to discovering them as time and interest dictate. The Miao culture vaguely resembles some American Indian Tribes Culture.
TCTFounder 3 years ago
You're welcome. The term Chinese is just like the term American. It does not represent an ethnic group but multiple groups that form China. The Miao culture is very old and yes, they do resembles some Native American Tribes Culture They all have their separate languages and they practice a form of Shamanism like the Natives. Within those 56 ethnic groups, there are over a thousand different subgroups and languages to dialects. I am a Miao ethnic living in America.
niamtxiv 3 years ago 2
I've got confused. What is the definition of "Chinese"? I've been told that the native people of all 56 ethnic groups living in a big country called China for centuries are "Chinese". Is this correct?
rickxc 3 years ago
Yes, every ethnic groups in China are called CHINESE but if you want to use the term as a generalization then it refers to the dominant HAN PEOPLE who usually called themselves CHINESE. The term Chinese is like the term American. Both are national names instead of ethnic names.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
You are correct. Chinese is a collection of different ethnicity. Han, Miao, Zang(Tibetan) , etc.
In the west, by careless or ignorance or by intention. The term Chinese is use to represent Han Chinese only. This conveniently contributed the false notion that none-Han ethnicity are not Chinese. i.e. Tibetan Vs. Chinese. Miao is among THE earliest original tribe union when the nation of China come to form.
widerfielder 3 years ago
I think what you mean is that she is not ethnic Han Chinese. She is a Miao. Miao and Han are both equally Chinese.
Miao does not carry negative meanings. Her song clearly state she love her ethnicity Miao.
widerfielder 3 years ago
Hey brother, "peechue" don't talk smack about a beautiful person who is doing a great job at representin where she comes from. She's all that you once known Highlander's such as Hmong's have left to be shown internationally and still be proud of. Although we are called different names in different area's! It does not change our roots. She's one that's not to be disrepected! Please be respectful here, there are enough bad men in the world already, let us Hmong brothers be the few good ones!
Championbloodline 3 years ago
no one here is talking smack except the guys who is telling me to shut the fuck up.
peechue 3 years ago
Can you guys please stop it with the outbursts of racial and ethnic theories? She's Chinese, she sings in Chinese, and the song has a distinctly Chinese flavor with with an idyllic Chinese setting. At this time, all Chinese need to show solidarity admist international media bias. Be patriotic and nationalistic. Remember what your true colors are.
@peechue: shut the fuck up dude. You have the intellectual capabilities of a 3 year old.
maot187537 3 years ago
Maot187537, Ms.Ayouduo is Chinese national but ethnic Miao Zu (Hmong).
samlorson 3 years ago
There is no confusion. I think he needs to give a little respect. Thats all. I'm embarrassed for him. I am hmong and he's hmong too. But hey..if thats the way he wants to portray himself like an idiot...thats fine. No more comments from me.
lizardfood 3 years ago
nice... thx 4 the upload... luv the music...
azngrl4ever 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
it would be nice to fuck her just once
peechue 3 years ago
you are such an idiot. I could tell by your comment.
lizardfood 3 years ago
and i guess you're quite intelligent
peechue 3 years ago
that's right...I mean... why???? I just don't understand your thinking..or why even think of that...stupid..
lizardfood 3 years ago
so you're saying that you wouldn't tap that ass from the back. I thought so bitch
peechue 3 years ago
That's exactly what I mean. I'm a proud young Hmong woman, and to see such a bad comment written by one of my hmong brothers hurts me inside. We are better than that.
lizardfood 3 years ago
Why the confusion over Peechue's comment? Ayouduo is a fine looking woman. Healthy men desire sex with fine looking women. This is coming from an international scholar.
kinginyellow7 3 years ago
@kinginyellow
Then you need to ask the institution for a tuition refund because you clearly learned nothing.
maot187537 3 years ago
Oh shush. I'll grant that Peechue's method of expression is uncouth and not likely to win him many admirers, but his expressions of attraction are still nothing to respond to with anger and bewilderment.
kinginyellow7 3 years ago
@kingyellow:
Asserting his desire to "fuck her just once" hardly qualifies as an expression of attraction. You come off as troll who has nothing better to do with his/her time.
And if you want to seem credible, argue my contentions and don't tell me to "shush", fucking asshole.
maot187537 3 years ago
Maybe I am a troll, maybe we all are; maybe we should be doing something more productive while waiting for videos to download. But why do you take this seriously? This isn't even a message board; this is a youtube comment section. I already feel a bit dirty for being pulled into an argument here. But sure, I'll argue against your contention. "Fuck her just once" is an expression of attraction since the desire it expresses clearly demonstrates his attraction to Ayouduo.
kinginyellow7 3 years ago
hey at least someone here other than me can understand how attractive this young woman is. she is someone to be proud of. and another thing, 3 yr old and physical attraction have nothing to do with each other.
peechue 3 years ago
3 yr olds and physical attraction shouldn't be in the same conversation..
peechue 3 years ago
LONG LIVE CHINA, its history, its culture and long live the Hmong/Miao People who culture have thrive for thousand of years even under suppression and assimilation policy directed toward them.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
Auyouduo keep on sing this song from haven. God bless you!!! We love and miss all you so very much, our Mong china,,,. Forever lived Hmong people. Pace love God Bless all.
engxiong 3 years ago
what i say is true story because I am chines hmong...
hmongines 3 years ago
the blue hmong in thai land is using the the same strategy that our anciesters did in china when politicle struggle, genicide..when the chines caught up with one group of course they will say no we are not with that group..No body knows the future in thailand except for the thai goverment it selve..ITS Probalbly called saveing your own skin in amelica..if you say YES they probably end up in laos..you get the point right this isn't history it politics..
hmongines 3 years ago
Yes, the Blue Hmong of Thailand have said that other Hmong are not their people. Who are we to say what Hmong should be? Who are we to say what language Hmong should speak? There are lots of Hmong groups with their own names. Like the Hmoob Dawb, Ntsuab, Lees, Xyais, Dub, Liab Hau and etc...
niamtxiv 3 years ago
this movie even have hmong traditional insturament in it aahahah
bboynobad 4 years ago
perfect voice lovely song keep it up my sister Miao or Hmong. Miao american or Hmong America will suppot u. Thanks for sharing this vid
liangyang1470 4 years ago
man i love this one i has lots of old hmong chinese tradition in it
bboynobad 4 years ago
tus hluas nkauj nua yog MOOB mas
KouMengVang 4 years ago
from what I found online Ayouduo is actually Hmu which is another ethnic group that's included under the title "Miao" in China. So she's not really Hmoob.
suavaj 3 years ago
It's ignorant to say that. Hmu, Hmong, Ahmao, we're all from the same ethnic stock. The Hmu dialect consist of many similar words. They share similar folktales and mythologies found in the Hmong Culture. They are our people and we are their people. One cannot exclude the other because of their ethnic name. It's almost like the Blue Hmong of Thailand saying other Hmong Groups are not from the same ethnic stock. Think again.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
being ignorant is saying that all Miao are Hmong which is not true. I'm just simply telling you the facts. If we are all really the same ethnic group we wouldn't be divided/consider to be otherwise.
suavaj 3 years ago
Miao is a term given by the Chinese. All Miao have self-given names. In fact, we are the same group. You really need to do your research and deep studying and stop reading biased information. In fact, all Miao groups share very similar origin legend, folktales, the use of Qeej and mythology. In fact, we split because of Chinese Persecution. Listen to all the metaphors and proverbs. Our clothes, language and etc change due to new regions and the contact of other ethnics.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
Consider that fact that TIME and tough conditions including illiteracy had had on the Hmong, i am not surprise to see it divided. I mean look it here in American for instance; the young generations can barely speak Hmong fluently. Hmonglish is a better term for it and i am sure its the same in china and other parts of the world as well.
YangRyan 3 years ago
you said that about hmong but what is hmong and where do the we get the word hmong from and when. as far as i concern hmong could be hmu miao or even mongol so don't be quick to judge.
waddidis 3 years ago
in ancient time, according to chinese, the Miao People were known similar to Ah Hmaud. When using Chinese Scripts and reading in Chinese, many would pronounce it Miao in the Chinese language. Miao literally means 'young seed' or sons of soil because the Miao are the first rice planters in China according to Chinese and Miao folktales. In Korean, Myo means Rice. Mov means Rice in Hmong. Miao means Rice in some Chinese dialects. we are not Mongol because Mongol is a totally separate ethnic group.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
yeah...you really need to do your research. My auntie she is from china...she calls them north hmong.
lizardfood 3 years ago
how about you, honey?
KouMengVang 4 years ago
love her maybe marry her for my 2nd wife.
KouMengVang 4 years ago
please bitch~ Chinese Hmong women aren't naive as the ones in Thailand & Laos
Kuriyama 4 years ago
I tried in vain to procure a dvd/vcd of A You Duo in Singapore. May I receive a duplicate copy from anyone who wishes to share?
fangYB 4 years ago
nice song
yamapifan4evea 4 years ago
she so perdy....
Mzdianevang 4 years ago
geesh.. I love it. very good music.
Championbloodline 4 years ago 2
This video makes me wanna go back to China and just settle down with a nice Miao gal....no more worries, deadlines, projects, etc.
maot187537 4 years ago
She is beautiful, graceful, light-skinned, and has an angelic voice....
I can't say the same for most Hmong I meet....they are nice ppl though
maot187537 4 years ago
sorry to hear that..i guess u want to find a traditional hmong girl. and those are hard to find. they don't get a round much. but if you are lucky enough u'll meet one, leave it to faith. be sincere and it will happen.
kntshae 4 years ago
i've waited long time for this to happen but that didn't materialise. instead i was fated to settle down with a non-traditional fatty Hmong lady with a sweet chipmunk voice. she cooks well though..and takes good care of me.
fckr48 4 years ago
that is just wrong.
niamtxiv 3 years ago
it's soo great to know that someone is keeping the miao culture alive.
vlauj 4 years ago
kuv yoj hmoob
kchmoobhawj 4 years ago
nws yog hmoobsua puab yog...
inhmongwetrust 4 years ago
yessa u right she is Hmoob (Miao) in chinese if u other asians don't understand.
kchmoobhawj 4 years ago
nice hmoob all around the world haha j/k!
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