ciu4 zau1 waa2潮州話潮州话
Jyutpingciu4 zau1 waa2
Yalechìuh jāu wá
Definition
Teochew language; the Min Nan dialect spoken in Teochew and surrounding areas.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the Min Nan variety spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region. While it shares significant vocabulary and grammar with Hokkien, the two are distinct enough that mutual intelligibility can be limited depending on the speaker's dialect and exposure. It is often referred to as a language rather than a dialect in local cultural contexts.
Examples
I don't understand Teochew, please speak Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
