牌九

Chinese

		cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet	nine
trad. (牌九)		牌	九
simp. ^#(牌九)		牌	九

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): páijiǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): paai⁴ gau²

(Taishan, Wiktionary): pai³ giu²
Jin (Wiktionary): pai¹ jiou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: páijiǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: páijiǒu
  - Wade–Giles: pʻai²-chiu³
  - Yale: pái-jyǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pairjeou
  - Palladius: пайцзю (pajczju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: paai⁴ gau²
  - Yale: pàaih gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paai⁴ gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: pai⁴ geo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːi̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: pai³ giu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰai²² kiu⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: pai¹ jiou²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰai¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/

Noun

牌九

domino; pai gow
推牌九 ― tuī páijiǔ ― to play pai gow

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 骨牌 (“domino”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		骨牌, 牌九
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	牌九
	Chengde	牌九
	Chifeng	牌九
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	牌九
	Heihe	牌九
	Qiqihar	牌九
	Harbin	牌九, 天九
	Jiamusi	牌九
	Baicheng	牌九
	Changchun	牌九
	Tonghua	牌九
	Shenyang	牌九
	Jinzhou	牌九
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	牌九
	Tangshan	牌九
	Cangzhou	牌九
	Baoding	牌九
	Shijiazhuang	牌九
	Lijin	牌九
	Jinan	牌九
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	牌九
	Dandong	牌九
	Yantai	牌九
	Yantai (Muping)	牌九
	Qingdao	牌九
	Zhucheng	牌九
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	牌九
	Lingbao	牌九
	Jining	牌九
	Linfen	牌九
	Shangqiu	牌九
	Yuanyang	牌九
	Zhengzhou	牌九
	Xinyang	牌九
	Baihe	牌九兒
	Xi'an	牌九兒
	Baoji	牌九
	Tianshui	牌九
	Xining	牌九
	Xuzhou	牌九
	Fuyang	牌九
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	牌九
	Lanzhou	牌九
	Dunhuang	牌九
	Hami	牌九
	Ürümqi	牌九, 牛九牌
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	牌九, 骨牌
	Nanchong	牌九
	Dazhou	牌九兒
	Hanyuan	牌九
	Xichang	牌九
	Zigong	牌九
	Chongqing	牌九
	Wuhan	牌九
	Yichang	牌九
	Xiangyang	牌九兒
	Tianmen	牌九
	Guiyang	牌九, 骨牌
	Zunyi	牌九兒
	Bijie	牌九, 金牌
	Liping	牌九
	Zhaotong	牌九
	Dali	牌九
	Kunming	牌九
	Mengzi	牌九
	Guilin	牌九
	Liuzhou	牌九
	Jishou	牌九
	Changde	牌九
	Hanzhong	牌九
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	牌九
	Yangzhou	牌九, 骨牌, 國牌
	Lianyungang	牌九
	Lianshui	牌九
	Nantong	牌九
	Anqing	牌九
	Wuhu	牌九
	Hefei	牌九
	Hong'an	紙牌, 牌
Cantonese	Guangzhou	天九, 牌九
	Hong Kong	牌九, 骨牌
	Dongguan	天九, 牌九
Gan	Nanchang	牌九, 骨牌
Gan	Pingxiang	牌九, 木老虎
Hakka	Meixian	骨牌
Hakka	Yudu	骨牌, 牌九
Huizhou	Jixi	牌九
Huizhou	Shexian	牌九
Jin	Taiyuan	牌九
	Yangyuan	牌九
	Datong	牌九
	Xinzhou	牌九
	Lüliang (Lishi)	牌九
	Changzhi	牌九
	Linhe	牌九
	Jining	牌九
	Hohhot	牌九
	Erenhot	牌九
	Pingshan	牌九兒
	Zhangjiakou	牌九
	Handan	牌九
	Linzhou	牌九
	Suide	牌九兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	牌九
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	牌九
Southern Min	Xiamen	天九, 天九牌, 班章
Southern Min	Haikou	牌九
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	牌九
Wu	Shanghai	牌九, 牌九牌
	Shanghai (Chongming)	牌九
	Suzhou	牌九
	Danyang	牌九
	Hangzhou	牌九
	Ningbo	牌九
	Jinhua	牌九
Xiang	Changsha	骨牌, 木腦殼
Xiang	Loudi	骨牌

Descendants

→ English: pai gow