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English
Etymology
From Japanese 吃 (chī)
Pronunciation
Noun
chii (plural chiis)
- (mahjong) A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.
- Synonym: chow
Usage notes
Among English-speaking players of the Japanese variant of mahjong, chii is more commonly used than the original English term chow. Unlike chow, chii is not typically used to refer to a group of three consecutive tiles, which is usually called a sequence instead.
Coordinate terms
Translations
mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 上 (soeng5)
- Mandarin: 吃 (chī)
- Japanese: チー (ja) (chī), 吃 (ja) (chī)
- Korean: 츠 (cheu), 샹 (syang)
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Japanese
Romanization
chii
- Rōmaji transcription of ちい
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology
From Proto-Mixtec *tìxí.
Noun
chii
- belly
Preposition
chii
- under
- inside
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 5–6