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Definition
Shantou, also known as Swatow, a coastal city in eastern Guangdong province, China.
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How it's used
Shantou is historically known in English as Swatow, a name still occasionally encountered in older documents or specific business contexts. It serves as the primary cultural and economic hub for the Teochew people, and you will often hear 潮州話 spoken there rather than Cantonese. When discussing the region, it is common to group it with nearby cities under the collective term 潮汕.
Examples
Do your family members live in Shantou?
I will go to Shantou for a trip next month.
Related words
Common phrases
Shantou beef balls
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
