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Today it means: Synonym of Shantou: the Teochew-derived name. Full definition →

Teochew 汕頭 /汕头

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Teochew · borrowed from汕頭 /汕头
English todaySwatow

From the Postal Romanization of Teochew 汕頭 /汕头 (suan¹ tao⁵).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.