潮州
chiu4 zau1
潮州 (chiu4 zau1) is the Cantonese name for Teochew, a division of the Chinese language.
To specify the Teochew dialect formally, use 潮州話. If you wish to describe something as being in the Teochew style, you can use the formal terms 潮式 or 潮州式. To refer to a person of Teochew descent, add the character 人 (jan4), meaning person, after the name of the region to form 潮州人.
Meaning: one of the divisions of the Chinese language (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name 潮州 is composed of two characters: 潮 (chiu4), which means tide or tide-water and 州 (zau1), which means a prefecture or administrative division.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is chiu4 zau1.
Did you know?
- The sounds of 潮州話 are closer to the ancient Middle Chinese spoken during the Tang Dynasty than modern Cantonese or Mandarin are.
- In Thailand, the term for 'Teochew' is so integrated into the culture that many Thai words for food and commerce are actually loanwords from 潮州話 rather than Cantonese.
- Although both are Sinitic languages, a speaker of 潮州話 and a speaker of Cantonese generally cannot understand each other through spoken word alone.
Examples in context
- 我係潮州人。I am Teochew.This sentence is useful for identifying oneself as being 潮州.Tatoeba #1968878 by Pengaterch, translation #405525 by telsfbay
- 呢種口味好似潮州菜。ni1 zung2 hau2 mei6 hou2 ci5 ciu4 zau1 coi2.This flavor tastes like Teochew cuisine.
- 佢哋係講潮州話嘅。keoi5 dei6 hai6 gong2 ciu4 zau1 waa6 ge3.They speak the Teochew dialect.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing different types of Chinese dialects in a cafe.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting你識唔識講潮州話？nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 ciu4 zau1 waa6?Do you know how to speak Teochew?
- 志強 Chi Keung我唔識，我只係識講廣東話。ngo5 m4 sik1, ngo5 zi2 hai6 sik1 gong2 gwong2 dung1 waa6.I don't, I only know how to speak Cantonese.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting原來你係廣東人。jyun4 loi4 nei5 hai6 gwong2 dung1 jan4.So you are a Cantonese person.
- 志強 Chi Keung係呀，我喺廣東出世。hai6 aa3, ngo5 hai2 gwong2 dung1 ceot1 sai3.Yes, I was born in Guangdong.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
