AA制せい

Chinese

				system; to make; to manufacture system; to make; to manufacture; to control; to regulate
simp. and trad. (AA制せい)		A	A	制せい

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): ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ ei¹ zai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: AA-zhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ
    • 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制せい

1. to go dutch; to split the bill
   • 1984, 白しろ洛らく, 香港ほんこん一条いちじょう街がい

     我わが不ふ喜き歡跟朋友ほうゆう一道いちどう吃ども餐便びん飯めし還かえ要ようAA制せい [MSC, trad.]
     我わが不ふ喜き欢跟朋友ほうゆう一道いちどう吃ども餐便びん饭还要ようAA制せい [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
せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

AA(エイエイ)制せい(せい) • (eiei sei) 

1. (free trade) automatic approval system

Synonyms

• 自じ(じ)動どう(どう)承うけたまわ(しょう)認みとめ(にん)制せい(せい) (jidōshōninsei)