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潮州

Cháo zhōu

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Cháo zhōu
  1. 1.see 潮州市[Cháo zhōu Shì]
  2. 2.see 潮州镇[Cháo zhōu Zhèn]
  3. 3.Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 闽南语[Mǐn nán yǔ] spoken in east Guangdong

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  1. 1.Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China)
  2. 2.Chaozhou (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
  3. 3.(historical) Chaozhou (a former imperial-era commandery Guangdong, China); see also Chaoshan

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Etymology

The name of a new prefecture formed in 591 CE from parts of the Xun Prefecture (循州). According to 元和郡縣圖志 [813], it was named for the tides that flow in and out. Chaozhou, Taiwan is named after Chaozhou, Guangdong.

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