Teochew

Teochew Min or Teochew (潮州; peng'im: Dio⁵ziu¹) is a Southern Min language spoken in Eastern Guangdong and by a Teochew diaspora in Southeast Asia and around the world.

Teochew may also refer to:

• Teochew region (also known as Teo-Swa or Chaoshan), a region of Eastern Guangdong that includes the three municipalities of Chaozhou (Teochew city), Jieyang, and Shantou
• Teochew city (also known as Chaozhou, Chaochow, or Chiuchow), a prefecture-level city within the Teochew region
• Teochew people, an ethnic group originating from the Teochew region and speaking the Teochew language
• Teochew cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine created by the Teochew people
• Teochew opera, a branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from the Teochew region and performed in the Teochew language

Chaozhou (the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese characters for Teochew) may also refer to:

• Chaozhou, Pingtung (Chinese: 潮州鎮), an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan
• 5217 Chaozhou, a main belt asteroid

See also

• Zhaozhou (disambiguation)
• Teo-Swa (disambiguation)

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