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Teochew meaning

  1. A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
  2. A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou.
  3. The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken.

Using Teochew

  • The main meaning on this page is: A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora. | A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province, now more commonly called Chaozhou. | The Chaoshan region where Teochew is spoken.
  • In the example corpus, teochew often appears in combinations such as: teochew cuisine, teochew chinese.

Context around Teochew

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

speak 1× background 1× cuisines 1×

Often after:

cuisine 3× chinese 2× descent 1× speakers 1× chefs 1× mue 1× restaurant 1×

Sentence patterns with Teochew

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

background teochew cuisine is 1× chinese cuisines teochew restaurant menus 1× citation however teochew cuisine is 1× hokkien and teochew who cook 1× is a teochew chinese association 1× mainlanders of teochew descent it 1× many teochew chinese words 1× populated by teochew speakers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

background teochew cuisine 1× even though i 1× it is mainly 1× many teochew chinese 1× meanwhile pontianak to 1× teochew chefs often 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dessert section 1× a fifth grader 1× a thin gruel 1× also sino xenic 1× among the cantonese 1× as being healthy 1×

Words around Teochew

Just before it in the word index:

teocalli 2 teoc 2 teobaldo 9 teo 60 tenzo 2 tenzing 17

Just after it in the word index:

teodor 2 teodora 4 teodorin 3 teodoro 46 teofilo 10 teofimo 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Teochew

  • In this selection, "teochew" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, speak, background, cuisines, cuisine, chinese and descent stand out and add context to how "teochew" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include background teochew cuisine is and chinese cuisines teochew restaurant menus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "teochew" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with teochew

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Teochew chefs often use a special stock called superior broth (Zh). (11 words)

Teochew is heard more in Seberang Perai than on Penang island. (11 words)

There is a Teochew Chinese Association in Paris called L'Amicale des Teochews en France. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

There was thinly sliced goose with turnip and tofu braised in two types of sauces: one to represent Chinese mainlanders of Teochew descent (“It has more spices,” Jewel Tsai said) and another in the style of the Hoklo (“More simple,” she said). (42 words)

This may be due to the similarity of Chaoshan's and Fujian 's culture and language and to their geographic proximity. citation However, Teochew cuisine is also influenced by Cantonese cuisine in its style and technique. (36 words)

The Teochew mue is rather different from the Cantonese counterpart, being very watery with the rice sitting loosely at the bottom of the bowl, while the Cantonese dish is more a thin gruel. (33 words)

Example sentences (13)

There was thinly sliced goose with turnip and tofu braised in two types of sauces: one to represent Chinese mainlanders of Teochew descent (“It has more spices,” Jewel Tsai said) and another in the style of the Hoklo (“More simple,” she said).

Even though I primarily speak Teochew with my parents (and sprinkle in English phrases to fill in the language gaps), I would rate my level as no better than a fifth-grader.

Background Teochew cuisine is well known for its seafood and vegetarian dishes and is commonly regarded as being healthy.

It is mainly the ethnic Chinese (usually Hokkien and Teochew) who cook with fish sauce (鱼露 yúlù, 虾油 xiāyóu in Hokkien) in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Many Teochew Chinese words are also used, some replacing existing Thai words (for example, the names of basic numbers; see also Sino-Xenic ).

Meanwhile, Pontianak to Ketapang, Kendawangan on the southern tip of West Kalimantan is populated by Teochew speakers.

Teochew chefs often use a special stock called superior broth (Zh).

Teochew cuisine is also known for a late night meal known as meh siao (Zh) or daa laang (Zh) among the Cantonese.

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Teochew is heard more in Seberang Perai than on Penang island.

There is a Teochew Chinese Association in Paris called L'Amicale des Teochews en France.

The Teochew mue is rather different from the Cantonese counterpart, being very watery with the rice sitting loosely at the bottom of the bowl, while the Cantonese dish is more a thin gruel.

This may be due to the similarity of Chaoshan's and Fujian 's culture and language and to their geographic proximity. citation However, Teochew cuisine is also influenced by Cantonese cuisine in its style and technique.

Unlike the typical menu selections of many other Chinese cuisines, Teochew restaurant menus often have a dessert section.

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Common combinations with teochew

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "teochew" in a sentence?
An example: "There was thinly sliced goose with turnip and tofu braised in two types of sauces: one to represent Chinese mainlanders of Teochew descent (“It has more spices,” Jewel Tsai said) and another in the style of the Hoklo (“More simple,” she said)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "teochew" from authentic English texts.
What does "teochew" mean?
Teochew means: A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
How many example sentences with "teochew" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "teochew", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.