断么九

See also: 断幺九

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
断 么 九
たん
Grade: 5		 やお
Hyōgaiji		 ちゅー
Grade: 1
Irregular

Probably from 断 (タン) (tan, “sever, cut off”) + 么 (ヤオ)九 (チュー)牌 (パイ) (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The pronunciation is borrowed from Mandarin 斷幺九 (duànyāojiǔ).

Alternative forms

  • 断幺九, 断公九, 断ヤオ九 (for unsupported Japanese fonts)

Alternative spellings

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [tã̠ɰ̃ja̠o̞t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

断么九 (katakana タンヤオチュー, katakana タンヤオチュウ, rōmaji tan'yaochū)

  1. (mahjong) all simples: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) that has 2-8 of any of the three main suits, lacking any 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)

See also

  • 喰 (く)い断 (タン) (kuitan, “open tan'yao”)
  • 中 (チュン)張 (チャン)牌 (パイ) (chunchanpai, “suited tiles numbered 2-8”)
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