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词汇 Hauhau
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Definition of Hauhau in English:

Hauhau

(also Hauhauism)
nounˈhaʊˌhaʊ
mass nounNZ historical
  • (especially among white New Zealanders) a name for the Maori religious movement Pai Marire.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1864 the religious cult of Pai Marire, or Hau-hauism, gained many adherents among the belligerent tribes and gave a fanatical savagery to the renewed conflict.
    • The fight at this place was well-nigh the end of Hau-hauism, for the British bullets laid low many a misguided enthusiast who relied on the prophet's promise of invulnerability.

Origin

From the Maori war cry of Hau! Hau!, from hau 'strike'.

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