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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

chii en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /t͡ʃiː/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Japanese 吃 (chī)

Meanings

  1. (Japanese) A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chiis Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

kan · pon

Synonyms

chow

Translations (6)

ja チー (mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles) · ko(mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles) · ko(mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles) · yue(mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles) · cmn(mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles) · ja(mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles)