潮州

Chinese

		tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (潮州)		潮	州
simp. #(潮州)		潮	州
alternative forms		潮洲

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “因地臨南海取“潮水往復之意”，故命名“潮州””)

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 潮州

1. (～市) Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)
2. (～鎮) Chaozhou (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (潮州):

• → Japanese: 潮州(ちょうしゅう) (Chōshū)
• → Vietnamese: Triều Châu (潮州)

Other:

• → English: Chaozhou, Chaochow, Teochew, Teochow, Chiuchow, Teochiu, Diojiu

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
潮	州
ちょう Grade: 6	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Proper noun

潮(ちょう)州(しゅう) • (Chōshū) ^{←てうしう (teusiu)?}

1. Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)

Derived terms

• 潮(ちょう)州(しゅう)語(ご) (Chōshūgo)
• 潮(ちょう)州(しゅう)人(じん) (Chōshūjin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
潮	州
ちゃお Grade: 6	ちょう Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu).

Proper noun

潮州(チャオチョウ) • (Chaochō) 

1. Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
潮	州

Proper noun

潮州 • (Joju) (hangeul 조주)

1. hanja form^? of 조주 (“Chaozhou”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
潮	州

Proper noun

潮州

1. chữ Hán form of Triều Châu (“Chaozhou”).