安全牌

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	全	牌
あん Grade: 3	ぜん Grade: 3	ぱい Hyōgai
on'yomi		irregular

Alternative spelling
安全パイ

Alternative forms

(slang): (short) 安牌(あんぱい) (anpai)
安(あん)パイ (anpai)

Etymology

From 安全(あんぜん) (anzen) + 牌(パイ) (pai).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あんぜんパイ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

安全牌(あんぜんパイ) • (anzenpai) ^{←あんぜんパイ (anzenpai)^?}

(mahjong) a tile that one can safely discard, as it cannot become an opponent's advantage
(slang, by extension) a safe choice

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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