"Teochew" meaning in English

See Teochew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː/
Etymology: From Teochew 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-tws|-}} Teochew, {{zh-m|潮州|tr=dio⁵ ziu¹}} 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹) Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} Teochew (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the Chaoshan region of China or its people. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Teochew-en-adj-qTa164iu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 13 25 19

Proper name

IPA: /tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː/
Etymology: From Teochew 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-tws|-}} Teochew, {{zh-m|潮州|tr=dio⁵ ziu¹}} 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Teochew
  1. A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora. Categories (topical): Chinese, Languages Synonyms (from Mandarin Chinese): Chaozhou Translations (one of the divisions of the Chinese language): 潮州話 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 潮州话 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 潮州話 (Chinese Cantonese), 潮州话 (alt: ciu⁴ zau¹ waa⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 潮州話 (Chinese Mandarin), 潮州话 (Cháozhōuhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 潮州話 (Eastern Min Chinese), 潮州话 (Dièu-ciŭ-uâ) (Eastern Min Chinese), teochew [masculine] (French), 潮州話 (Hakka Chinese), 潮州话 (Chhèu-chû-fa) (Hakka Chinese), 潮州語 (chōshūgo) (alt: ちょうしゅうご) (Japanese), 조주어 (jojueo) (Korean), bahasa Teochew (Malay), чаоша́ньский (čaošánʹskij) [masculine] (Russian), 潮州話 (Teochew), 潮州话 (Teochew), 潮州话 (die⁵ ziu¹ uê⁷, dio⁵ ziu¹ uê⁷) (Teochew), แต้จิ๋ว (dtɛ̂ɛ-jǐu) (Thai), tiếng Triều Châu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Teochew-en-name-YJvQdBny Disambiguation of Chinese: 6 70 6 12 6 Disambiguation of Languages: 9 61 6 17 7 Categories (other): Eastern Min terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Eastern Min terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 12 47 13 16 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 13 25 19 Disambiguation of 'from Mandarin Chinese': 65 6 16 12 Disambiguation of 'one of the divisions of the Chinese language': 75 9 16
  2. (dated, uncommon) A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou. Tags: dated, uncommon
    Sense id: en-Teochew-en-name-DWJdiLIk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 13 25 19
  3. The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken.
    Sense id: en-Teochew-en-name-bsdmX4YG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 13 25 19 Synonyms: Diojiu, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, Tie-chiu, Teochow, Chiuchow, Chiu Chow (english: via Cantonese) [Hong-Kong], Taechew, Taechiew, Taechiu [Thailand], Tio Ciu, Tiociu [Indonesia], Trieu Chau (english: via Vietnamese) [Vietnam]

Noun

IPA: /tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː/ Forms: Teochews [plural], Teochew [plural]
Etymology: From Teochew 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-tws|-}} Teochew, {{zh-m|潮州|tr=dio⁵ ziu¹}} 潮州 (dio⁵ ziu¹) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Teochew}} Teochew (plural Teochews or Teochew)
  1. A person of Chaoshan heritage.
    Sense id: en-Teochew-en-noun-6zxnQgJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 24 13 25 19

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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