小四喜

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Chinese

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small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
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.
(小四喜)
Literally:little four happinesses”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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小四喜

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with melds of three wind tiles and a pair of the fourth wind tile
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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 小四喜 (shaosūshī)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
スー
Grade: 1
シー
Grade: 5
on'yomi irregular

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小四喜, derived from (shō-, little) +‎ 四喜和 (sūshīhō, win with melds of all four wind tiles).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)(スー)(シー) (shōsūshī

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with triplets (or quads) of three wind tiles and a pair of the fourth, worth 役満 (yakuman, limit)
    Antonym: 大四喜 (daisūshī, dāsūshī)