Tiociu

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Teochew. alt-of, alternative

    "It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu."

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chaozhouchaozhouchaozhouchiuchowchiuchow

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"It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu."

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Tiociu, from Teochew 潮州 (dio5 ziu1).

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