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red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
Laos; fellow-official; hut
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simp. and trad.
(赤寮)
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赤
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寮
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Etymology
Named such due to frequent drought in the Ming era.[1]
Pronunciation
Note: ciah4 liao5 - Chaoyang.
Proper noun
赤寮
- (historical) Chiliao (a place in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China; modern Gurao); (dated) Gurao (a town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
(Can we date this quote?), “从潮汕话看潮汕移民活动”, in 潮汕民俗网:
未有赤寮先有余 [Teochew, trad. and simp.]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
- (modern official name) 穀饒／谷饶 (Gǔráo)
References
- ^ 中華人民共和國地名詞典：廣東省, 商務印書館, 1994