Chinese edit

tube; cylinder
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (筒子)
simp. #(筒子)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

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 edit

  • (circle tile):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Japanese: (トン)() (tonzu)

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ピン
Grade: S

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 edit

Noun edit

(ピン)() (pinzu

  1. (mahjong) dot tile

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
トン
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 筒子 (tǒngzi).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(トン)() (tonzu

  1. (mahjong, archaic) dot tile

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN