潮流

Chinese

		tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid	to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (潮流)		潮	流
simp. ^#(潮流)		潮	流

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháoliú

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ lau⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhèu-liù

(Hailu, HRS): chau liu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiâu-liû / tiô-liû

(Teochew, Peng'im): dio⁵ liu⁵ / diê⁵ liu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháoliú
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháolióu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao²-liu²
  - Yale: cháu-lyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurliou
  - Palladius: чаолю (čaolju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu⁴ lau⁴
  - Yale: chìuh làuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ lau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ leo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhèu-liù
  - Hakka Romanization System: ceu^ˇ liu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ceu² liu²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰeu̯¹¹ li̯u¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: chau liu
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃʰau⁵⁵ liu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-liû
  - Tâi-lô: tiâu-liû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diauliuu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /tiau²⁴⁻²² liu²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiau²⁴⁻¹¹ liu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiau²³⁻³³ liu²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiau¹³⁻²² liu¹³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiô-liû
  - Tâi-lô: tiô-liû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dioiliuu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tio¹³⁻²² liu¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dio⁵ liu⁵ / diê⁵ liu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiô liû / tiê liû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tio⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liu⁵⁵/, /tie⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liu⁵⁵/

Note:

dio5 liu5 - Shantou;
diê5 liu5 - Chaozhou.

Noun

潮流

tide; tidal current
潮流流速 ― cháoliú liúsù ― tidal current velocity
trend; social development
世界潮流 ― shìjiè cháoliú ― global trend

趕上潮流／赶上潮流 ― gǎnshàng cháoliú ― to keep up with trends

Synonyms

(tide): 潮水 (cháoshuǐ)
(trend):

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傾向 / 倾向
動向 / 动向 (dòngxiàng)
取向 (qǔxiàng)
意味 (yìwèi)
方向 (fāngxiàng)
苗頭 / 苗头 (miáotou)
走向 (zǒuxiàng)
趨勢 / 趋势 (qūshì)
趨向 / 趋向 (qūxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (潮流):

→ Japanese: 潮流(ちょうりゅう) (chōryū)
→ Korean: 조류(潮流) (joryu)
→ Vietnamese: triều lưu (潮流)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
潮	流
ちょう Grade: 6	りゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɾʲɨː]

Noun

潮(ちょう)流(りゅう) • (chōryū)

tide; tidal current
tendency; trend
- 2024 May 28, 石川博崇 [Hirotaka Ishikawa], quotee, “第213回国会　参議院　法務委員会　第14号　令和6年5月28日 [213th Diet House of Councilors Legal Affairs Committee No. 14 May 28, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 10 September 2025:
  誰一人取り残さないという理念が国際社会の潮流でございます。
  Dare hitori torinokosanai to iu rinen ga kokusai shakai no chōryū de gozai masu.
  The trend in the international community is to leave no one behind.