AA制

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēi'ēi zhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ei¹ ei¹ zai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: AA-zhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄟ ㄟ ㄓˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: eiei jyh
    • IPA ^(key): /ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ei¹ ei¹ zai³
    • Yale: ēi ēi jai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ei¹ ei¹ dzai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: éi¹ éi¹ zei³
    • IPA ^(key): /ei̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

Verb

AA制

1. 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 AAzhì [Pinyin]

     I don't like how with friends, we split the bill eating even simple meals

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Japanese

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

Noun

AA制 (hiragana and katakana エイエイせい, rōmaji eiei sei)

1. (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

1. 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。"
2. Weblio辞書 - 自動承認制