Shantou

English

Alternative forms

• Swatow

Etymology

From Mandarin 汕頭／汕头 (Shàntóu).

Proper noun

Shantou

1. A city in Guangdong province, China.

Translations

a city of China

• Arabic: شَانْتُو‎‎ m (šantū)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 汕頭, 汕头 (saan³ tau⁴)

  Mandarin: 汕頭 (zh), 汕头 (zh) (Shàntóu)

  Min Nan: 汕頭, 汕头 (Sòaⁿ-thâu)

• French: Shantou m
• Japanese: 汕頭 (せんとう, Sentō)
• Korean: 산터우 (Santeou)
• Russian: Шаньто́у m (Šanʹtóu)
• Vietnamese: Sán Đầu