AA制
Chinese
system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate | ||||
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| 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.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eiei jyh
- IPA (key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: ei1 ei1 zai3
- Yale: ēi ēi jai
- Cantonese Pinyin: ei1 ei1 dzai3
- Guangdong Romanization: éi1 éi1 zei3
- IPA (key): /ei̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Verb
AA制
- to go dutch; to split the bill
- 1984, 白洛, 香港一条街
- wǒ bù xǐhuān gēn péngyǒu yīdào chī cān biànfàn hái yào AAzhì [Pinyin]
- I don't like how with friends, we split the bill eating even simple meals
- 1984, 白洛, 香港一条街
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
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| 制 |
| せい Grade: 5 |
| on’yomi |
Noun
AA制 (hiragana and katakana エイエイせい, rōmaji eiei sei)
Synonyms
- 自動承認制 (jidōshōninsei)
References
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