What is a synonym for "teochew"?

Common synonyms include: chaozhou, chaozhou, chaozhou, chiuchow, chiuchow.

How do you pronounce "teochew"?

Pronounced //tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː//.

//tiˈoʊt͡ʃuː// adj, name, noun

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Noun

1
A person of Chaoshan heritage.
"The founding of the Four Seas Communications Bank by the leading Teochew merchants in 1907 marked the heyday of Teochew economic strength. However, the inter-war years was a period of economic regression for the Teochews."

Adjective

1
Relating to the Chaoshan region of China or its people. not-comparable
"[…] when Rev. Guthrie Gamble started the first company in the southern Chinese Teochew city of Swatow […]"

Proper Noun

1
A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
"[…] Lim Peng Siang, Low Kim Pong, Teo Sian Keng and Lee Choon Guan were leaders of Fukien dialect group; Lam Kim Seng, Chua Tse Yong were Teochew leaders; Loke Yew and Lam Wai Fong were Cantonese leaders."
2
A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou. dated, uncommon
"Fong Kai is a well known porcelain-producing center in eastern Kwangtung. It is only 8 li away from Teochow (Chaochow), and easily accessible."
3
The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken.
"In Fukien and the Teochew region of eastern Kwangtung there are places where every man in every village within a radius of twenty miles or more bears the same surname, the clan being virtually a small nation with its own territory."