潮州八邑

Chinese

		Chaozhou; Chaozhou	eight	city
trad. (潮州八邑)		潮州	八	邑
simp. #(潮州八邑)		潮州	八	邑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cháozhōu Bāyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cháozhōu Bāyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cháojhou Bayì
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻao²-chou¹ Pa¹-i⁴
    • Yale: Cháu-jōu Bā-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chaurjou Bayih
    • Palladius: Чаочжоу Баи (Čaočžou Bai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

Proper noun

潮州八邑

1. the eight counties that composed the (historical) department of Chaozhou; (modern) Chaoshan

   Synonym: 潮汕 (Cháoshàn)

Usage notes

The eight counties were Haiyang (海陽／海阳, renamed Chao'an 潮安 in 1914), Chaoyang (潮陽／潮阳), Raoping (饒平／饶平), Puning (普寧／普宁), Chenghai (澄海), Huilai (惠來／惠来), Fengshun (豐順／丰顺), and Jieyang (揭陽／揭阳).