潮州

Chinese

		tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (潮州)		潮	州
simp. #(潮州)		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cháozhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ciu⁴ zau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ciau³ ziu¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Chhèu-chû

  (Meixian, Guangdong): cau² zu¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Dièu-ciŭ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tiô-chiu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diê⁵ ziu¹ / dio⁵ ziu¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zau-tseu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cháozhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cháojhou
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻao²-chou¹
    • Yale: Cháu-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chaurjou
    • Palladius: Чаочжоу (Čaočžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu⁴ zau¹
    • Yale: chìuh jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ciau³ ziu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiau²² t͡siu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhèu-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: ceuˇ zu´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ceu² zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰeu̯¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: cau² zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰau¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Dièu-ciŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Tiô-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dioiciw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /tio²³⁻²¹ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tio²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Longyan): /tio¹¹ t͡siu³³⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /tio²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tio²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diê⁵ ziu¹ / dio⁵ ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiê tsiu / tiô tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tie⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu³³/, /tio⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siu³³/

Note:

• diê5 ziu1 - Chaozhou;
• dio5 ziu1 - Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶zau-tseu
    • MiniDict: zau^去 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zau-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɔ²² t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: drjew tsyuw

Rime
Character	潮	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	直遙切	職流切
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/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯ɛu/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cháo	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ciu4	zau1

Proper noun

潮州

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

   • 因送哥嫂於卜去廣南城纔到潮州喜遇上元燈於月明 [Hokkien, trad.]
     因送哥嫂于卜去广南城才到潮州喜遇上元灯于月明 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 《陳三五娘·因送哥嫂》

     [translit?] [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 潮州人 (Cháozhōurén)
• 潮州佬煲粥——呢鑊杰 (ciu⁴ zau¹ lou² bou¹ zuk¹, ni¹ wok⁶ git⁶) (Cantonese)
• 潮州話／潮州话 (cháozhōuhuà)
• 潮州音樂——自己顧自己／潮州音乐——自己顾自己 (Cantonese)
• 潮汕 (Cháoshàn)

 

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:

• → English: Chaozhou, Teochew, etc. (see both entries for more)
• → Khmer: ទាជីវ (tiəciiw)
• → Malay: Teochew, Toechew
• → Thai: แต้จิ๋ว (dtɛ̂ɛ-jǐu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
潮	州
ちょう Grade: 6	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕɨᵝː]

Proper noun

潮(ちょう)州(しゅう) • (Chōshū) ^{←てうしう (teusiu)?}

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

Derived terms

• 潮(ちょう)州(しゅう)語(ご) (Chōshūgo)
• 潮(ちょう)州(しゅう)人(じん) (Chōshūjin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
潮	州
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 in Guangdong, China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
潮	州

Proper noun

潮州 • (Joju) (hangeul 조주)

1. Hanja form^? of 조주 (“Chaozhou”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
潮	州

Proper noun

潮州

1. chữ Hán form of Triều Châu (“Chaozhou”).