字一色

Chinese

 
letter; symbol; character; word
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad.
(字一色)		 字 一 色

Pronunciation

Noun

字一色

  1. (mahjong) all honours

Japanese

Kanji in this term
字 一 色
つー
Grade: 1		 いー
Grade: 1		 そー
Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ツーイ​ーソー [tsùúíꜜìsòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːiːso̞ː]

Noun

字一色 (katakana ツーイーソー, rōmaji 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

  • 字 (ツー)牌 (パイ) (tsūpai), 字 (じ)牌 (ハイ) (jihai, “honour tiles”)

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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