字一色
Chinese
letter; symbol; character; word | one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | color; dice; look; appearance | ||
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simp. and trad. (字一色) | 字 | 一 | 色 |
Pronunciation
Noun
字一色
- (mahjong) all honours
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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字 | 一 | 色 |
つー Grade: 1 | いー Grade: 1 | そー Grade: 2 |
Irregular |
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 字一色 (zìyīsè).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) ツーイーソー [tsùúíꜜìsòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːiːso̞ː]
Noun
字一色 (katakana ツーイーソー, rōmaji tsūīsō)
- (mahjong) all honours: a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand that consists of only 風牌 (kazehai, “wind tiles”) and 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”)
See also
- 字牌 (tsūpai), 字牌 (jihai, “honour tiles”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN