潮陽

See also: 潮阳

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Note: diê5 iên5 - Chaozhou.

Proper noun

潮陽

  1. () Chaoyang (a district of Shantou, Guangdong, China)
  2. () Chaoyang (a former county of Guangdong, China)
    潮陽海氣昏昏拍天 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    潮阳海气昏昏拍天 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: 韓愈題臨瀧寺
    Cháoyáng wèi dào wú néng shuō, hǎiqì hūnhūn shuǐ pāitiān. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this example)

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