Teochew dialect

Southern Min language

'''''' (: (Teochew) (Swatow), : or , : or ) is a Teochew language romanization system as a part of Guangdong Romanization published by Guangdong Provincial Education Department in 1960. The tone of this system is based on the Swatow dialect. The system uses the Latin alphabet to transcribe pronunciation and numbers to note tones.

formerly known as the Swatow dialect, is a Chinese dialect mostly spoken in Shantou in Guangdong, China.