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潮人

Pronunciation

Peng'im: dio5 rêng5
POJ: tiô-jêng
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Chaozhou [ie] ~ Shantou [io] (潮 dio5).

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

noun: Teochew person
潮人

Usage: literary

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