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chii

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /t͡ʃiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: chi (life force)

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japanese

Topics: board-games, games, mahjong

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chow

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Japanese 吃 (chī)

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 上 (soeng5) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吃 (chī) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
  • Japanese: チー (chī) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
  • Japanese: 吃 (chī) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
  • Korean: 츠 (cheu) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles
  • Korean: 샹 (syang) — mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles