潮陽

See also: 潮阳

Chinese

 
tide; current; damp
tide; current; damp; moist; humid
positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (潮陽) 潮 陽
simp. (潮阳) 潮 阳

Etymology

Coined in 413 CE as the name of a county (縣/县) under the Yi'an Commandery (義安郡), a commandery which covered the present-day Chaoshan region. Named for its location north (陽/阳 (“yang”)) of the sea.

Pronunciation


Note: diê5 iên5 - Chaozhou.

Proper noun

潮陽

  1. (~區) Chaoyang (a district of Shantou, Guangdong, China)
  2. (~縣) Chaoyang (a former county of Guangdong, China)

See also

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