順子

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See also: 顺子

Chinese

 
to obey; to follow; to arrange
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favourable
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (順子)
simp. (顺子)

Pronunciation


Noun

順子

  1. (poker, mahjong) straight; cards or mahjong tiles in sequence

Synonyms

  • (Cantonese)

Descendants

  • Japanese: 順子 (shuntsu)

See also

Poker hands in Mandarin · 撲克牌扑克牌 (layout · text)
單張单张 (dānzhāng), 高牌,
烏龍乌龙 (wūlóng)
(duì), 對子对子 (duìzi),
一對一对 (yīduì)
兩對两对 三張三张, 三條三条 (sāntiáo) (shùn), 順子顺子 (shùnzi)
同花 (tónghuā) 三帶二三带二 四張四张, 四條四条 (sìtiáo),
鐵扇铁扇, 鐵支铁支
同花順同花顺 (tónghuāshùn) 同花大順同花大顺 (tónghuā dàshùn)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
シュン
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
irregular

From Mandarin 順子顺子 (shùnzi).

Pronunciation

Noun

(シュン)() (shuntsu

  1. (mahjong) a run of three connected tiles in a suit (compare English chow)
Coordinate terms
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じゅん
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

From (jun, literally obedience) +‎ (-ko, common suffix in female given names, literally child).

Proper noun

(じゅん)() (Junko

  1. a female given name

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 (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN