三元牌

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
Hyōgaiji
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
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞mpa̠i]
  • IPA(key): [sã̠ɰ̃jɯ̟ᵝã̠mpa̠i]

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. 白板 (paipan) or 白 (haku, “white dragon”)
    2. 緑發 (ryūfā) or 𤼵 (hatsu, “green dragon”)
    3. 紅中 (honchun) or 中 (chun, “red dragon”)

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