Teochew

== English == === Alternative forms === Teo Chew, Diojiu, Teochiu, Tiuchiu, Tie-chiu, Teochow Chiuchow, Chiu Chow, Chiu Chau (Hong Kong, via Cantonese) Taechew, Taechiew, Taechiu (Thailand) Tio Ciu, Tiociu (Indonesia) Trieu Chau (Vietnam, via Vietnamese) === Etymology === From Teochew 潮州 (dio5 ziu1). See also Hokkien 潮州 (Tiô-chiu). Doublet of Chaozhou. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː/ === Proper noun === Teochew A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora. (dated, uncommon) A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou. The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Mandarin Chinese) Chaozhou ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Teochew (plural Teochews or Teochew) A person of Chaoshan heritage. === Adjective === Teochew (not comparable) Relating to the Chaoshan region of China or its people. ==== Synonyms ==== (from Mandarin Chinese) Chaozhou