AA制

Chinese

				system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
simp. and trad. (AA制)		A	A	制

Etymology

Each "A" is meant to represent a person dining at a restaurant; the bill is split between both "A"s. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēi'ēi zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ ei¹ zai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: AA-zhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ei-ei jhìh
    • Wade–Giles: ei¹-ei¹ chih⁴
    • Yale: ēi-ēi jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eiei jyh
    • Palladius: эйэй чжи (ejɛj čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ei¹ ei¹ zai³
    • Yale: ēi ēi jai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ ei¹ dzai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: éi¹ éi¹ zei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

Verb

AA制

1. to go dutch; to split the bill
   • 1984, 白洛, 香港一条街

     我不喜歡跟朋友一道吃餐便飯還要AA制 [MSC, trad.]
     我不喜欢跟朋友一道吃餐便饭还要AA制 [MSC, simp.]

     wǒ bù xǐhuān gēn péngyǒu yīdào chī cān biànfàn hái yào ēiēizhì [Pinyin]

     I don't like how with friends, we split the bill eating even simple meals

Japanese

Kanji in this term
制
せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

AA(エイエイ)制(せい) • (eiei sei) 

1. (free trade) automatic approval system

Synonyms

• 自(じ)動(どう)承(しょう)認(にん)制(せい) (jidōshōninsei)