チー (chii) Japanese meaning: chow | Kotomoraが
来
た
けど
、
見
逃
し
た
。
A tile I could chow came, but I let it pass.
チーUsage100%
Katakana spelling is standard for this mahjong term; the kanji 吃 is rarely used.
吃
Kanji form is attested but uncommon in practice; learners will almost always encounter チー.
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 吃, “eat,” as the mahjong call for claiming a discarded tile to complete a sequence.
