Chiuchow

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 潮州 (ciu4 zau1). Doublet of Chaozhou and Teochew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːt͡ʃaʊ/

Proper noun

Chiuchow

  1. (Hong Kong) A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
    • 2024, Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Special Administration Region, “2021 Population Census Use of Language by Hong Kong Population”, in Census and Statistics Department‎[1]:
      Other than Cantonese and Putonghua, the three most common Chinese dialects spoken by the Hong Kong population were Hakka, Fukien and Chiu Chau.
    • 2021 January 26, Barry Sautman, Xinyi Xie, “Today in Guangzhou, Tomorrow in Hong Kong? A Comparative Study of the Language Situation in Two Cities”, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, pages 207–232:
      Hakka, Chiu Chow, and Fukien were the most spoken OCDs, according to the by-census.
    • 2015 May 21, HK Magazine, “Tongue Tired: Hong Kong's Disappearing Dialects”, in South China Morning Post‎[2]:
      Teochew, or Chiu Chow, originates in Eastern Guangdong province.
  2. The Chaoshan region where the Teochew dialect is spoken.
    • 1986, Graham Boynton, Passport's Guide to the Business Capitals of the World, page 140:
      The City Chiuchow is Kowloon's other top restaurant and is famous for its goose dishes and other specialties from the Chiuchow region (you may also wish to try the beef satay done in a creamy sauce).
    • 2013, James Oseland, Giles Coren, Tamasin Day-Lewis, A Fork In The Road:
      I longed to travel to the Chiuchow region itself, but it wasn't until many years later that I finally made it there.
    • 2015, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets:
      In the Cantonese south of China, the Chiuchow region, a center of sugarcane production, is known not only for seafood and savory street snacks but also for sweetmeats, including rich taro paste, sautéed water chestnut cake, and candied chestnuts and pumpkin with Chinese dates.
  3. (Hong Kong) A person of Teochew / Chaoshan heritage.
  4. Alternative form of Chaozhou.

Synonyms

Adjective

Chiuchow (not comparable)

  1. (Hong Kong) Relating to the Chaoshan region of China and/or its people.

Synonyms

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