Chinese

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Chaozhou; Chaozhou eight city
trad. (潮州八邑) 潮州
simp. #(潮州八邑) 潮州

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Proper noun

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潮州八邑

  1. the eight counties that composed the (historical) department of Chaozhou; (modern) Chaoshan
    Synonym: 潮汕 (Cháoshàn)

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The eight counties were Haiyang (海陽海阳, renamed Chao'an 潮安 in 1914), Chaoyang (潮陽潮阳), Raoping (饒平饶平), Puning (普寧普宁), Chenghai (澄海), Huilai (惠來惠来), Fengshun (豐順丰顺), and Jieyang (揭陽揭阳).