花牌

花牌

Chinese

		flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (花牌)		花	牌
simp. #(花牌)		花	牌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huāpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ paai^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huāpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huapair
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huapái
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xwä⁵⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ paai^4-2
    • Yale: fā páai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ paai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ pai²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fäː⁵⁵ pʰäːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

花牌

1. (mahjong) flower tile

Descendants

• → Japanese: 花牌 (fapai)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	牌
ファ Grade: 1	パイ Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

From Cantonese 花牌 (faa¹ paai^4-2)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

花(ファ)牌(パイ) or 花(はな)牌(はい) • (fapai or hanahai) 

1. (mahjong) flower tile (included in mahjong sets, but not used in Japanese mahjong gameplay)