断么九

断么九

See also: 断幺九

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
断	么	九
たん Grade: 5	やお Hyōgaiji	ちゅー Grade: 1
Irregular

Probably from 断 (タン) (tan, “sever, cut off”) + 么 (ヤオ)九 (チュー)牌 (パイ) (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

The pronunciation is borrowed from Mandarin 斷幺九 (duànyāojiǔ).

Alternative forms

• 断幺九, 断公九, 断ヤオ九 (for unsupported Japanese fonts)
• 断么 (タンヤオ)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

断么九 (katakana タンヤオチュー, katakana タンヤオチュウ, rōmaji tan'yaochū)

1. (mahjong) all simples: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) that has 2-8 of any of the three main suits, lacking any 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)

See also

• 喰 (く)い断 (タン) (kuitan, “open tan'yao”)
• 中 (チュン)張 (チャン)牌 (パイ) (chunchanpai, “suited tiles numbered 2-8”)