九蓮宝燈

九蓮宝燈

See also: 九蓮寶燈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	蓮	宝	燈
チュー Grade: 1	レン Jinmeiyō	ポー Grade: 6	トン Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 九蓮寶燈 (jiǔliánbǎodēng).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːɾẽ̞mpo̞ːtõ̞ɴ]

Noun

九(チュー)蓮(レン)宝(ポー)燈(トン) or 九(ちゅう)蓮(れん)宝(ぽう)燈(とう) • (chūrenpōton or chūrenpōtō)  (kyūjitai 九蓮寶燈)

1. (mahjong) Nine Gates; a winning hand with tiles in the form of 1112345678999 and any one tile of the same suit without melding
2. (mahjong) Pure Nine Gates; a winning hand collecting tiles in the exact form of 1112345678999 of the same suit without melding, and completing with any one tile of that suit