Chaozhou

American

[chou-zhoh] / ˈtʃaʊˈʒoʊ /

(Older Spelling) Chaochow

noun

Pinyin.

a city in eastern Guangdong province, in southeast China.

Chaozhou British

/ ˈtʃaʊˈtʃəʊ /

noun

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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