三元牌

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Chinese

three
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
cards; game pieces; signboard
cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
 
trad. (三元牌) 三 元 牌
simp. #(三元牌) 三 元 牌
Literally: “three fundamental tiles”.

Pronunciation

Noun

三元牌

  1. (mahjong) dragon tile
    Synonym: 箭牌 (jiànpái)
    Hyponyms: 紅中 / 红中 (hóngzhōng), 發財 / 发财 (fācái), 白板 (báibǎn)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
三 元 牌
さん
Grade: 1 		げん
Grade: 2 		パイ
Hyōgai
on'yomi kan'on irregular

From 三元 (sangen, “three fundamentals”) +‎ 牌 (pai, “mahjong tile”).

Alternatively, a direct borrowing from Mandarin 三元牌 (sānyuánpái).

Pronunciation

Noun

三(さん)元(げん)牌(パイ) or 三元牌(サンユアンパイ) • (sangenpai or san'yuanpai) 

  1. (mahjong) generic name of the three dragon tiles:
    1. 白(パイ)板(パン) (paipan) or 白(はく) (haku, “white dragon”)
    2. 緑(リュー)發(ファー) (ryūfā) or 𤼵(はつ) (hatsu, “green dragon”)
    3. 紅(ホン)中(チュン) (honchun) or 中(チュン) (chun, “red dragon”)

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