海底撈月

See also: 海底捞月

Chinese

		seabed; seafloor; bottom of the sea	fish up	moon; month
trad. (海底撈月)		海底	撈	月
simp. (海底捞月)		海底	捞	月
Literally: “scooping up the moon[’s reflection] from the seabed”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎidǐ lāoyuè

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyut⁶, hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyut^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎidǐ lāoyuè [Phonetic: háidǐlāoyuè]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎidǐ laoyuè
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-ti³ lao¹-yüeh⁴
  - Yale: hǎi-dǐ lāu-ywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haedii lhauyueh
  - Palladius: хайди лаоюэ (xajdi laojue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyut⁶, hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyut^6-2
  - Yale: hói dái làauh yuht, hói dái làauh yút
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyt⁹, hoi² dai² laau⁴ jyt^9-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² dei² lao⁴ yud⁶, hoi² dei² lao⁴ yud^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ tɐi̯³⁵ laːu̯²¹ jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/

Verb

海底撈月

to make a futile effort
(mahjong) to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall

Coordinate terms

河底撈魚／河底捞鱼 (hédǐ lāo yú)

Descendants

→ Japanese: 海底撈月 (haitei raoyue)

See also

Japanese: 海底摸月 (haitei mōyue)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	底	撈	月
ハイ Grade: 2	テイ Grade: 4	ラオ Hyōgaiji	ユエ Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
海底撈月 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Mandarin 海底撈月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ha̠ite̞ː ɾa̠o̞jɯ̟ᵝe̞]

Noun

海(ハイ)底(テイ)撈(ラオ)月(ユエ) • (haitei raoyue)

(mahjong) completing a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall, worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
Synonyms: 海底摸月 (haitei mōyue), 海底 (haitei)

Coordinate terms

河(ホー)底(テイ)撈(ラオ)魚(ユイ) (hōtei raoyui)

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