小三元

Chinese
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 three
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad.
(小三元)		 小 三 元

Pronunciation

Noun

小三元

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with melds of two dragon tiles and a pair of the third dragon tile

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
小 三 元
しょう
Grade: 1		 さん
Grade: 1		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

小(しょう) (shō, “small”) + 三(さん)元(げん) (sangen, “three fundamentals”), of Chinese origin. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

小(しょう)三(さん)元(げん) • (shōsangen) 

  1. (mahjong) little three dragons: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with triplets or quads of two of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”), plus a pair of the third; worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”). Because 2 翻 is added from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “meld of seat/prevailing wind or dragon”) of the two dragons, the total is actually 4 翻.

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