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Chiu Chau

Chiu Chau is the alternative form of Chiuchow.

Meaning of Chiuchow

Proper noun

Chiuchow

  1. (Hong-Kong) A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
    • Other than Cantonese and Putonghua, the three most common Chinese dialects spoken by the Hong Kong population were Hakka, Fukien and Chiu Chau.2024, Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong Special Administration Region, “2021 Population Census Use of Language by Hong Kong Population”, in Census and Statistics Department
  2. The Chaoshan region where the Teochew dialect is spoken.
    • The City Chiuchow is Kowloon's other top restaurant and is famous for its goose dishes and other specialties from the Chiuchow region (you may also wish to try the beef satay done in a creamy sauce).1986, Graham Boynton, Passport's Guide to the Business Capitals of the World, page 140
  3. (Hong-Kong) A person of Teochew / Chaoshan heritage.

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Origin of Chiu Chau

Borrowed from Cantonese 潮州 (ciu⁴ zau¹).

Questions about Chiu Chau

What is Chiu Chau the alternative form of?
Chiu Chau is the alternative form of Chiuchow.

Words near Chiu Chau in the dictionary

  1. chitupa
  2. chitupas
  3. Chitwood
  4. Chitwoods
  5. Chiu
  6. Chiu Chau
  7. Chiu Chow
  8. Chiu-ch'üan
  9. Chiu-chiang
  10. Chiuchow
  11. Chiuchuan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chiu Chau (page history and authors); Chiuchow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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