Definitions

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  • proper noun A dialect of Min Nan Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong.

Etymologies

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Transliteration of Min Nan 潮州 (POJ Tiô-chiu) (shortened form of 潮州话, "Chaozhou language" or "Chaozhou dialect").

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Examples

  • One is call the Teochew cendol, the other the Raja Uda cendol.

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  • Penang is one of those businesses owned by Chinese Malaysians, so the cuisine is highly representative of those groups, which include the Cantonese, Fujian, Teochew and Hakka peoples, among others.

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  • Penang is one of those businesses owned by Chinese Malaysians, so the cuisine is highly representative of those groups, which include the Cantonese, Fujian, Teochew and Hakka peoples, among others.

    NJ Dining: Penang 2009

  • To kill time, I followed my Mandarin with other Chinese dialects: Cantonese, then Teochew and Hokkien.

    The Infinite Monkey Theorem Marshall Moore 2011

  • Penang is one of those businesses owned by Chinese Malaysians, so the cuisine is highly representative of those groups, which include the Cantonese, Fujian, Teochew and Hakka peoples, among others.

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  • Teochew restaurant Goh Huat Seng at 59A Lebuh Kimberley specializes in steam boat (fish, vegetables and meat to cook at the table in a seasoned broth and fired the old-fashioned way, with charcoal), which is big enough for three to four diners.

    A Tale of Two Cities 2010

  • But because of our limited ability to communicate, I never really felt I knew how she felt about her "Ang moh" (a Teochew phrase that implies "Westernized") granddaughter.

    Powerfully Good Cookie 2009

  • This vendor serves bak chor mee, a soup noodle dish derived from southern China's Teochew cuisine.

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  • But using a tossed salad of Mandarin, English, Teochew and the occasional Hokkien phrase, I soon learned some things about my grandmother.

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  • We worked mostly in silence, my lousy Teochew (my family's Chinese dialect) being a slight hindrance.

    Powerfully Good Cookie 2009

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