Teochew

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Teochew /tiˈoʊtʃuː/orChiuchow /ˈtʃuːtʃaʊ/ (潮州; peng'im: Dio⁵ziu¹ [ti̯o˥˥꜖꜖.tsi̯u˧˧]) is a historical area that is mostly within the modern Chaoshan region, eastern Guangdong, China.

Teochew may also refer to:

• Teochew language, a variety of Southern Min Chinese, commonly used in eastern Guangdong and Southeast Asia
• Teochew people, a group of people originating from eastern Guangdong, known as the Teochew prefecture during the Qing dynasty
• Teochew cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine created by the Teochew people
• Teochew opera, a branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from Chaoshan

The most common modern romanization for the characters is Chaozhou using Hanyu Pinyin. Teochew is a local romanisation of 潮州.

Chaozhou (Mandarin romanization) or Teochew may also mean:

• Chaoshan region (also known as Teoswa or Chiushan) includes three municipalities Chaozhou, Jieyang, Shantou and the nearby areas.
• Chaozhou city, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China
• Chaozhou, Pingtung (潮州鎮), an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan
• 5217 Chaozhou, a main belt asteroid

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