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Chaozhou

American  
[chou-zhoh] / ˈtʃaʊˈʒoʊ /
(Older Spelling) Chaochow

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in eastern Guangdong province, in southeast China.


Chaozhou British  
/ ˈtʃaʊˈtʃəʊ /

noun

  1. Also called: Chaochow.  Former name: Chaoan.  a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)

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Li was born in the southern Chinese city of Chaozhou in 1928.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Storm surges are expected to affect several cities in Guangdong province, including Shenzhen, Chaozhou, Huizhou and Yangjiang.

From Reuters Aug. 24, 2022

The Dexu Institute of Paleontology in Chaozhou acquired the frog specimens as donations from private Chinese fossil collectors.

From National Geographic Jun. 14, 2018

John and Patty Oliver, an American couple in charge of a pottery factory in Chaozhou, China, invited their workers round for Thanksgiving a few years ago but could not get hold of a turkey.

From Economist Nov. 21, 2013

On Nov. 27, yet another Chinese city was hit by a work stoppage by its taxi drivers, this time in Chaozhou, a city of some 2.5 million residents in the southern province of Guangdong.

From Time Magazine Archive

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