Teochew people

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For the language/dialect, see Teochew (linguistics).
Teochew people
潮州人
Taksin · Lee Ka Shing · Sammi Cheng
Total population

estimated 25-30 million worldwide
Regions with significant populations
Greater China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia), North America (US, Canada), Australasia (Australia, New Zealand), France
Languages
Teochew + language(s) of their country of residence
Religions
Predominantly Traditional Chinese religions, Mahayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, and Christianity. Small but significant Taoist, Confucian and Catholic population.
Related ethnic groups
Hoklo people
Teochew people
Chinese: 潮州人
Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin: Cháo-zhōu-rén
Cantonese
Jyutping: Ciu4-zau1-jan4
Min Nan Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiô-chiu-lâng
Literal meaning: tide people

The Teochew are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who primarily live in coastal eastern Guangdong in China, and represent one of the three major ethnic groups in the province. The Teochew diaspora can be found almost anywhere in the world, especially Southeast Asia, North America, Australasia and France. The diaspora, at least estimated, contains over 10 million people, which is as much as the population of Chaoshan itself. They speak a language closely related to Hokkien, and their Teochew cuisine is distinctive. Their ancestors are generally believed to have had to move to present-day Chaoshan in order to escape from a series of civil wars at the time from Central China during the Jin Dynasty.

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Like other southern Han Chinese, the Teochew people can also be referred to as Huaren (Simplified Chinese: 华人; Traditional Chinese: 華人; pinyin: huárén) or more commonly, Tángrén (唐人, literally "the Tang people").

It is not uncommon that a Teochew person addresses other Teochew as gaginang, which means "my people" in the Teochew language.

  • Mainland China
    • Cai Chu Sheng (1906-1968; Chaoyang, Guangdong), famous director, and the film "Yu Guang Qu" (渔光曲) directed by him received the first international film prize in China's history

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