筒子

Chinese

tube; cylinder
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (筒子) 筒 子
simp. #(筒子) 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

  • 筒子樓/筒子楼

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 筒(トン)子(ズ) (tonzu)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
筒 子
ピン
Grade: S
ズ
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

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ピンズ [pìńzú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [pʲĩn(d͡)zɨᵝ]

Noun

筒(ピン)子(ズ) • (pinzu) 

  1. (mahjong) dot tile

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
筒 子
トン
Grade: S
ズ
Grade: 1
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 筒子 (tǒngzi).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [tõ̞n(d͡)zɨᵝ]

Noun

筒(トン)子(ズ) • (tonzu) 

  1. (mahjong, archaic) dot tile

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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