門前清

Chinese

 
at the door; at the gate; outside the door
at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate
 
clear; distinct; complete
clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (門前清) 門前
simp. (门前清) 门前

Pronunciation


Noun

門前清

  1. (mahjong) concealed hand; winning hand for which no sets have been melded

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 門前清 (menzenchin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
メン
Grade: 2
ゼン
Grade: 2
チン
Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
門前淸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Mandarin 門前清门前清 (ménqiánqīng).

Noun

(メン)(ゼン)(チン) • (menzenchin) 

  1. (mahjong) having one's hand completely concealed; not having called any tiles
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