四暗刻

Chinese

four
dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve
quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
 
simp. and trad.
(四暗刻) 		四 暗 刻

Pronunciation

Noun

四暗刻

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand of four concealed pungs

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 四暗刻 (sūankō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四 暗 刻
スー
Grade: 1 		アン
Grade: 3 		コー
Grade: 6
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 四暗刻 (sì'ànkè).[1][2][3]

Equivalent to 四 (sū, “four”) +‎ 暗刻 (ankō, “concealed triplet”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) スーアンコー [sùúáꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
  • IPA(key): [sɨːã̠ŋko̞ː]

Noun

四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー) or 四暗刻(スウアンコウ) or 四暗刻(スーアンコウ) • (sūankō) 
(alternative reading katakana スーアンコ, rōmaji sūanko)

  1. (mahjong) a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand consisting of four concealed triplets

Derived terms

  • 四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー)単(たん)騎(き) (sūankō tanki), 四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー)単(たん)騎(き)待(ま)ち (sūankō tanki-machi)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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