潮州

Chinese

tide; current; damp
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
 
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
 
trad. (潮州)
simp. #(潮州)
alternative forms 潮洲

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.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • diê5 ziu1 - Chaozhou;
  • dio5 ziu1 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6zau-tseu
      • MiniDict: zau tseu
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3zau-tseu
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɔ²² t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (11) (23)
Final () (92) (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter drjew tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiᴇu/ /t͡ɕɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚiɛu/ /t͡ɕiu/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiæu/ /t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖiaw/ /cuw/
Li
Rong
/ȡjɛu/ /t͡ɕiu/
Wang
Li
/ȡĭɛu/ /t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi̯ɛu/ /t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
cháo zhōu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ciu4 zau1

Proper noun

潮州

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (潮州):
  • Japanese: 潮州(ちょうしゅう) (Chōshū)
  • Korean: 조주(潮州) (Joju)
  • Vietnamese: Triều Châu (潮州)

Other:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 6
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕɨː]

Proper noun

(ちょう)(しゅう) • (Chōshūてうしう (Teusiu)?

  1. Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちゃお
Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: 3
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 潮州 (Cháozhōu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠o̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

潮州(チャオチョウ) • (Chaochō

  1. Chaozhou (a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

潮州 • (Joju) (hangeul 조주)

  1. hanja form? of 조주 (Chaozhou)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

潮州

  1. chữ Hán form of Triều Châu (Chaozhou)