海底撈月
See also: 海底捞月
Chinese
seabed; seafloor; bottom of the sea fish up moon; month trad. (海底撈月) 海底 撈 月 simp. (海底捞月) 海底 捞 月 Literally: “scooping up the moon[’s reflection] from the seabed”.
Pronunciation
Verb
海底撈月
- to make a futile effort
- (mahjong) to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall
Descendants
- → Japanese: 海底撈月 (haitei raoyue)
See also
- Japanese: 海底摸月 (haitei mōyue)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
---|---|---|---|
海 | 底 | 撈 | 月 |
ハイ Grade: 2 | テイ Grade: 4 | ラオ Hyōgaiji | ユエ Grade: 1 |
Irregular |
Etymology
From Mandarin 海底撈月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ha̠ite̞ː ɾa̠o̞jɯ̟ᵝe̞]
Noun
海底撈月 • (haitei raoyue)
- (mahjong) completing a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall, worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
- Synonyms: 海底摸月 (haitei mōyue), 海底 (haitei)
Coordinate terms
- 河底撈魚 (hōtei raoyui)