汕头地区

Shantou prefecture, Guangdong

bamboo fish trap / used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2]

Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong

head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4]

suffix for nouns

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4]

surname Ou

area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]