Teochew
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Teochew
- /tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː/
Where it comes from
From Teochew 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹). See also Hokkien 潮州 (Tiô-chiu). Doublet of Chaozhou.
proper noun Teo Chew · Diojiu · Teochiu · Tiuchiu · Tie-chiu · Teochow
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A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
[…] Lim Peng Siang, Low Kim Pong, Teo Sian Keng and Lee Choon Guan were leaders of Fukien dialect group; Lam Kim Seng, Chua Tse Yong were Teochew leaders; Loke Yew and Lam Wai Fong were Cantonese leaders.
Similar: Chaozhou
- A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou. Fong Kai is a well known porcelain-producing center in eastern Kwangtung. It is only 8 li away from Teochow (Chaochow), and easily accessible.
- The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken. In Fukien and the Teochew region of eastern Kwangtung there are places where every man in every village within a radius of twenty miles or more bears the same surname, the clan being virtually a small nation with its own territory.
noun Teochews · Teochew · Teo Chew · Diojiu · Teochiu · Tiuchiu
- A person of Chaoshan heritage. The founding of the Four Seas Communications Bank by the leading Teochew merchants in 1907 marked the heyday of Teochew economic strength. However, the inter-war years was a period of economic regression for the Teochews.
adjective Teo Chew · Diojiu · Teochiu · Tiuchiu · Tie-chiu · Teochow
- Relating to the Chaoshan region of China or its people. […] when Rev. Guthrie Gamble started the first company in the southern Chinese Teochew city of Swatow […]
Translations
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name one of the divisions of the Chinese language
| 한국어 | 조주어 jojueo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 潮州語 chōshūgo |
| 中文 | 潮州話 /潮州话 Cháozhōuhuà |
| Français | teochew |
| Русский | чаоша́ньский čaošánʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Triều Châu, tiếng Tiều |
Talk about this word "Teochew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teochew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Teochew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teochew "Teochew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teochew.Cite this
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title = {Teochew},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teochew},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
