chii

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chii

/t͡ʃiː/

Sounds like chi (life force)

Where it comes from

From Japanese 吃 (chī)

noun chiis

Japanese A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile.
Similar: chow

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noun mahjong: a call for a set of three consecutive tiles

한국어	츠 cheu, 샹 syang
日本語	チー chī, 吃 chī
中文	吃 chī

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@misc{chii_2026,
  title = {chii},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chii},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}