Teochew
Teochew /tiˈoʊtʃuː/ or Chiuchow /ˈtʃuːtʃaʊ/ (潮州; peng'im: Dio⁵ziu¹ [ti̯o˥˥꜖꜖.tsi̯u˧˧]) is a historical area that is mostly within the modern Chaoshan region, eastern Guangdong, China.
Teochew may also refer to:
- Teochew dialect, a dialect of Southern Min Chinese, commonly used in eastern Guangdong and Southeast Asia
- Teochew people, a group of people originating from eastern Guangdong, known as the Teochew prefecture during the Qing dynasty
- Teochew cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine created by the Teochew people
- Teochew opera, a branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from Chaoshan
The most common modern romanization for the characters is Chaozhou using Hanyu Pinyin. Teochew is a local romanisation of 潮州.
Chaozhou (Mandarin romanization) or Teochew may also mean:
- Chaoshan region (also known as Teoswa or Chiushan) includes three municipalities Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and the nearby areas.
- Chaozhou city, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
- Chaozhou, Pingtung (潮州鎮), an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan
- 5217 Chaozhou, a main belt asteroid
See also
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