門前清

門前清

Chinese

		at the door; at the gate; outside the door at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (門前清)		門前	清
simp. (门前清)		门前	清

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ménqiánqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ cin⁴ cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ménqiánqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menchyanching
    • IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mun⁴ cin⁴ cing¹
    • Yale: mùhn chìhn chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ tsin⁴ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ qin⁴ qing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

門前清

1. (mahjong) concealed hand; a winning hand for which no sets have been melded

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
門	前	清
Grade: 2	Grade: 2	Grade: 4
Irregular

Etymology

From Chinese 門前清.

Noun

門前清 (katakana メンゼンチン, rōmaji menzenchin)

1. (mahjong) having one's hand completely concealed; not having called any tiles