Hua (surname)
WordNet
noun
(1) An Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
WiktionaryText
Noun
Pinyin syllable
hua
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, huā, huá, huǎ, or huà.
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.