四暗刻

Chinese
four
 
dark; gloomy; hidden
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
 
quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve
quarter (hour); (a measure word); to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
simp. and trad.
(四暗刻)		 四 暗 刻

Pronunciation

Noun

四暗刻

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand of four concealed pungs

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → Japanese: 四暗刻 (sūankō)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
四 暗 刻
スー
Grade: 1		 アン
Grade: 3		 コー
Grade: 6
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 四暗刻 (sì'ànkè).[1][2][3]

Equivalent to 四 (sū, “four”) +‎ 暗刻 (ankō, “concealed triplet”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スーア​ンコー [sùúáꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝːã̠ŋko̞ː]

Noun

四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー) • (sūankō) 
(alternative reading katakana スーアンコ, rōmaji sūanko)

  1. (mahjong) a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand consisting of four concealed triplets

Derived terms
  • 四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー)単(たん)騎(き) (sūankō tanki), 四(スー)暗(アン)刻(コー)単(たん)騎(き)待(ま)ち (sūankō tanki-machi)

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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