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Japanese
Etymology
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| 斷么九 (kyūjitai)
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Probably from 断 (tan, “sever, cut off”) + 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
The pronunciation is borrowed from Mandarin 斷幺九 / 断幺九 (duànyāojiǔ).
Pronunciation
Noun
断么九 or 断么九 • (tan'yaochū)
- (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”)
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