字一色

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Chinese

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letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
 
simp. and trad.
(字一色)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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字一色

  1. (mahjong) all honours

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 字一色(ツーイーソー) (tsūīsō)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ツー
Grade: 1
イー
Grade: 1
ソー
Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology

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Borrowed from Mandarin 字一色 (zìyīsè).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ツー)(イー)(ソー) (tsūīsō

  1. (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

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN