Chaozhou

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Chaozhou

/ˈt͡ʃaʊˈd͡ʒoʊ/
/-ˈt͡soʊ/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin. romanization of the Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu). Doublet of Teochew.

proper noun Chaou-chow · Chaochow · Chaochou · Ch'ao-chou · Chaojhou

A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China. Located in the port city Chaozhou in Guangdong province, the project involves a first phase investment of 8 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) and is expected to start operations in 2023, according to state-backed China News and Chaozhou city government-backed Chaozhou News on Monday.
Similar: Chiuchow, Chaochowfu
alternative Alternative form of Teochew (“variety of Southern Min Chinese”). Chaozhou has eight citation tones, as follows: […]
Similar: Teochew
An urban township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. Prosecutors said Chou, a Kuomintang (KMT) member, paid a first installment of NT$1.5 million at his home on Sept. 1 to Chaozhou Township Mayor Chou Pin-chuan (周品全), per CNA. A couple of weeks later, he gave the mayor and his secretary, surnamed Chen (陳), an additional NT$3.5 million.

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한국어	차오저우 Chaojeou, 조주 Joju
中文	潮州 Cháozhōu
Tiếng Việt	Triều Châu

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@misc{chaozhou_2026,
  title = {Chaozhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaozhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}