Etymology

Chaozhou

Chao·zhou
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Today it means: A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 潮州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from潮州
  2. English todayChaozhou

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

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