What is "teochew"

Teochew is an area in eastern Guangdong, China, contains Chaozhou, Shantou(Swatow) and Jieyang cities under new administrative division of PRC government made to former Teochew prefecture established in Qing dynasty, it may also refers to:

• Teochew dialect, a dialect of Southern Min Chinese, commonly used in eastern Guangdong and South East Asia.
• Teochew people, a group of people originating from eastern Guangdong which called Teochew prefecture in Qing dynasty.
• Teochew cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine created by Teochew people.
• Teochew opera, a branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from Teochew.

Since Teochew is a former romanisation of 潮州, which romanised to Chaozhou using Pinyin nowadays. Teochew may also means:

• Chaozhou city, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China. Chaozhou city is a part of Teochew that conventionally known, since the People's Republic of China published their new administrative division making some changes to former Teochew area.