Chaozhou

Chao·zhou
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/ˈt͡ʃaʊˈd͡ʒoʊ//-ˈt͡soʊ/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Chaou-chow · alternative obsolete Chaochow · alternative Chaochou · alternative Ch'ao-chou · alternative Chaojhou

  1. 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.

    2020 December 21, “Private firm Huaying to build 6 million T LNG terminal in southern China”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2020, Energy & Environment

    Synonyms: Chiuchow, Chaochowfu

  2. alternativeAlternative form of Teochew (“variety of Southern Min Chinese”).

    Chaozhou has eight citation tones, as follows: […]

    1999, Zhiming Bao, “Tonal Contour and Register Harmony in Chaozhou”, in Linguistic Inquiry, →DOI
    1 more example

    During my grandparents’ generation and the generation before, most of the clansmen were illiterate, but they were deeply religious and followed traditional ways. They spoke the Chaozhou (Teochew) dialect and were originally from the Chenghai district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.

    2015, J. K. Chua, “Cultivating Gratitude: The Seven Signs from Heaven”, in Pebbles in the Pond: Transforming the World One Person at a Time, Wave Four, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 52

    Synonyms: Teochew

  3. 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.

    2024 February 22, Matthew Strong, “Prosecutors charge Taiwan council speaker with buying signatures for Foxconn founder”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2024, Politics

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.

proper nounAlternative form of Teochew (“variety of Southern Min Chinese”).

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Origin

  1. Mandarin潮州
  2. EnglishChaozhou

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 潮州
  • 潮州 (ciu⁴ zau¹)city
Chinese Mandarin 潮州
  • 潮州 (Cháozhōu)city
Korean 차오저우, 조주
  • 차오저우 (Chaojeou)city
  • 조주 (Joju)city
Thai แต้จิ๋ว
  • แต้จิ๋ว (dtɛ̂ɛ-jǐu)city
Vietnamese Triều Châu
  • Triều Châucity
Cite this entry
APA

Chaozhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaozhou

MLA

“Chaozhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaozhou. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chaozhou,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaozhou.

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