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Hug vs Hui - What's the difference?

hug | hui |

As a noun hug

is younger sister.

As a proper noun hui is

an ethnic group of china, distinguished by their practice of islam, who speak mandarin (or dungan in kyrgyzstan, kazakhstan and russia).

hug

English

(wikipedia hug)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An affectionate close embrace.
  • Verb

    (hugg)
  • (obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
  • (Palsgrave)
  • To cling closely together.
  • To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
  • To stay close to (the shore etc.)
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  • (figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
  • * Glanvill
  • We hug deformities if they bear our names.

    Synonyms

    * accoll (obsolete) * coll * embrace

    See also

    * cuddle * huggle * kiss * snuggle * squeeze

    Derived terms

    * body-hugging ----

    hui

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (New Zealand) A social gathering or assembly.
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