As proper nouns the difference between chaoshan and chaozhou
is that chaoshan is a region of northeastern guangdong, china while chaozhou is a city in the eastern part of china's guangdong province.
As a noun chaozhou is
a native or inhabitant of the chaoshan region of eastern guangdong province, china.
chaozhou
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A city in the eastern part of China's Guangdong province.
The dialect of the Chaozhou people.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province, China.
Synonyms
* Teochew