地和

Chinese

 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
trad. (地和)
simp. #(地和)
alternative forms 地胡
地糊 Cantonese

Pronunciation


Noun

地和

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand drawn by a non-dealer during the first go around of a game
  2. (Hong Kong, Singapore, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand completed with the dealer's first discarded tile

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 地和 (chīhō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
チー
Grade: 2
ホー
Grade: 3
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 地和 (dìhú).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーホー [chíꜜìhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːho̞ː]

Noun

(チー)(ホー) • (chīhō) 

  1. (mahjong) earthly hand: a winning hand drawn by a non-dealer during the first go around of a game, worth 役満 (yakuman, limit)
    Hypernym: 役満貫 (yaku-mangan)

Coordinate terms

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 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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