十八羅漢
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Chinese
| eighteen; 18 | arhat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十八羅漢) | 十八 | 羅漢 | |
| simp. (十八罗汉) | 十八 | 罗汉 | |
Etymology
- "(mahjong) winning hand containing four kongs"
- So named because it has 18 tiles.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shíhba Luóhàn
- Wade–Giles: Shih2-pa1 Lo2-han4
- Yale: Shŕ-bā Lwó-hàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyrba Luohann
- Palladius: Шиба Лохань (Šiba Loxanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ pä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ xän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 baat3 lo4 hon3
- Yale: sahp baat lòh hon
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 baat8 lo4 hon3
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 bad3 lo4 hon3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² paːt̚³ lɔː²¹ hɔːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
十八羅漢
Noun
十八羅漢
- (mahjong) a winning hand containing four kongs