大四喜

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
four
 
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad.
(大四喜)
Literally: “the big four happinesses”.

Pronunciation


Noun

大四喜

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with melds of all four wind tiles

Descendants

  • Japanese: 大四喜 (dāsūshī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
スー
Grade: 1
シー
Grade: 5
goon irregular
Kanji in this term
ダー
Grade: 1
スー
Grade: 1
シー
Grade: 5
irregular

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 大四喜, derived from (dai-, big, great) + 四喜和 (sūshīhō, win with melds of all four wind tiles).

Also attested in some dictionaries as a direct borrowing from Mandarin 大四喜 (dàsìxǐ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [da̠isɨᵝːɕiː]

Noun

(だい)(スー)(シー) or (ダー)(スー)(シー) • (daisūshī or dāsūshī) 

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with triplets or quads of all four wind tiles, worth double 役満 (yakuman, limit)
    Antonym: 小四喜 (shōsūshī)
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