筒子

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Chinese

tube; cylinder
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (筒子)
simp. #(筒子)

Pronunciation


Noun

筒子

  1. tube; tubular object; pipe
  2. (mahjong) circle tile; dot tile
  3. (neologism, slang) Alternative form of 同志 (tóngzhì, comrade; friend)

Synonyms

  • (circle tile):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: (トン)() (tonzu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ピン
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
餅子

Borrowed from Mandarin 餅子饼子 (bǐngzi). The kanji form is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 筒子 (tǒngzi). The two Chinese words are synonyms.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ピン)() (pinzu

  1. (mahjong) dot tile

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
トン
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 筒子 (tǒngzi).

Pronunciation

Noun

(トン)() (tonzu

  1. (mahjong, archaic) dot tile

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN