嶺上開花

Japanese
Kanji in this term
嶺 上 開 花
リン
Jinmeiyō		 シャン
Grade: 1		 カイ
Grade: 3		 ホー
Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

Literally “flower blooming on the ridge”.

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲĩɰ̃ɕã̠ŋ ka̠iho̞ː]

Noun

嶺(リン)上(シャン)開(カイ)花(ホー) • (rinshan kaihō) 

  1. (mahjong) drawing the winning tile off the dead wall after declaring a 槓 (kan, “kong”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
    Synonym: 嶺上 (rinshan)

See also
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