Chaozhou
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Definitions
- 1 A prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong, China.
"Located in the port city Chaozhou in Guangdong province, the project involves a first phase investment of 8 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) and is expected to start operations in 2023, according to state-backed China News and Chaozhou city government-backed Chaozhou News on Monday."
- 2 Alternative form of Teochew (“variety of Southern Min Chinese”). alt-of, alternative
"Chaozhou has eight citation tones, as follows: […]"
- 3 An urban township in Pingtung County, Taiwan.
"Prosecutors said Chou, a Kuomintang (KMT) member, paid a first installment of NT$1.5 million at his home on Sept. 1 to Chaozhou Township Mayor Chou Pin-chuan (周品全), per CNA. A couple of weeks later, he gave the mayor and his secretary, surnamed Chen (陳), an additional NT$3.5 million."
Example
More examples"Located in the port city Chaozhou in Guangdong province, the project involves a first phase investment of 8 billion yuan ($1.22 billion) and is expected to start operations in 2023, according to state-backed China News and Chaozhou city government-backed Chaozhou News on Monday."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin. romanization of the Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu). Doublet of Teochew.
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