字牌

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (字牌)		字	牌
simp. #(字牌)		字	牌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ paai^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhpái
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-pʻai²
    • Yale: dz̀-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhpair
    • Palladius: цзыпай (czypaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ paai^4-2
    • Yale: jih páai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ paai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ pai^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

字牌

1. (mahjong) honor tile

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 番子 (faan1 zi2)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
字	牌
じ Grade: 1	はい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
字	牌
ツー Grade: 1	パイ Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 字牌 (zìpái).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiha̠i]

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝːpa̠i]

Noun

字(じ)牌(はい) or 字(ツー)牌(パイ) • (jihai or tsūpai) 

1. (mahjong) honor tile