三元牌

Chinese

		three	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (三元牌)		三	元	牌
simp. ^#(三元牌)		三	元	牌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānyuánpái

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānyuánpái
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuánpái
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-yüan²-pʻai²
  - Yale: sān-ywán-pái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuanpair
  - Palladius: саньюаньпай (sanʹjuanʹpaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2
  - Yale: sāam yùhn páai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jyn⁴ paai^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yun⁴ pai^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

三元牌

(mahjong) dragon tile

Synonyms

箭牌 (jiànpái)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
三	元	牌
さん Grade: 1	げん Grade: 2	はい > ぱい Hyōgaiji
irregular

From 三元(さんげん) (sangen, “three fundamentals”) + 牌(パイ) (pai, “tile”).

Alternatively, borrowing from Mandarin 三元牌 (sānyuánpái).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞mpa̠i]

(Irregular reading)

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃jɯ̟ᵝã̠mpa̠i]

Noun

三元牌(さんげんパイ) or 三元牌(サンユアンパイ) • (sangenpai or san'yuanpai)

(mahjong) Generic name of the three dragon tiles: 白 (haku, “white dragon”), 發/𤼵 (hatsu, “green dragon”), and 中 (chun, “red dragon”)

See also

字(じ)牌(ハイ) (jihai), 字(ツー)牌(パイ) (tsūpai, “honour tiles”)

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