字牌

Chinese

		letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (字牌)		字	牌
simp. ^#(字牌)		字	牌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zìpái

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄆㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ paai^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zìpái
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄆㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìhpái
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-pʻai²
  - Yale: dz̀-pái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhpair
  - Palladius: цзыпай (czypaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ paai^4-2
  - Yale: jih páai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ paai^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ pai^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

字牌

(mahjong) honor tile

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 番子 (faan1 zi2)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
字	牌
じ Grade: 1	はい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
字	牌
ツー Grade: 1	パイ Hyōgai
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 字牌 (zìpái).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiha̠i]

IPA^(key): [t͡sɨːpa̠i]

Noun

字(じ)牌(はい) or 字(ツー)牌(パイ) • (jihai or tsūpai)

(mahjong) honor tile