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潮州

Mandarin · pinyin Cháo zhōu

see 潮州市 Cháo zhōu Shì
Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語 Mǐn nán yǔ spoken in east Guangdong

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潮: cháo · tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
州: zhōu · administrative division, state

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2–1 · Chao2 zhou1

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

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