AA制

Chinese

				system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
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. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ēi'ēi zhì

(Zhuyin): ㄟㄟㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ ei¹ zai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: AA-zhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄟㄟㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ei-ei jhìh
  - Wade–Giles: ei¹-ei¹ chih⁴
  - Yale: ēi-ēi jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eiei jyh
  - Palladius: эйэй чжи (ejɛj čži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ei¹ ei¹ zai³
  - Yale: ēi ēi jai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ ei¹ dzai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: éi¹ éi¹ zei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

Verb

AA制

to go dutch; to split the bill
- 1984, 白洛, 香港一条街
  我不喜歡跟朋友一道吃餐便飯還要AA制 [MSC, trad.]
  我不喜欢跟朋友一道吃餐便饭还要AA制 [MSC, simp.]
  wǒ bù xǐhuān gēn péngyǒu yīdào chī cān biànfàn hái yào ēiēizhì [Pinyin]
  I don't like how with friends, we split the bill eating even simple meals

Japanese

Kanji in this term
制
せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [e̞ːe̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

AA(エイエイ)制(せい) • (eiei sei)

(free trade) automatic approval system^[1]^[2]

Synonyms

自(じ)動(どう)承(しょう)認(にん)制(せい) (jidōshōninsei)

References

^ 現代用語の基礎知識 Jiyū Kokuminsha, 自由国民社 - 1978 "貿易の自由化。輸入制限の地域別差別の廃止、FA制、外貨割当制からAA制、自動承認制ヘの移行、一般には輪入品中AA制の占める比率を自由化率と呼んでいます。原料輸入だけでなく完成品輪入制限の緩和などの段階を経て、最終的にはすべての輪入を自由にする。"
^ Weblio辞書 - 自動承認制