槓子

See also: 杠子

Chinese

		carrying pole; horizontal bar	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
trad. (槓子)		槓	子
simp. (杠子)		杠	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàngzi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong³ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gàngzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàngzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: kang⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: gàng-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganq.tzy
  - Palladius: ганцзы (ganczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong³ zi²
  - Yale: gong jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong³ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong³ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

槓子

Derived terms

插杠子
四槓子／四杠子 (sìgàngzi)
插一槓子／插一杠子 (chāyīgàngzǐ)

插槓子／插杠子 (chā gàngzi)
橫插一槓子／横插一杠子 (héngchāyīgàngzǐ)

Descendants

Japanese: 槓子 (kantsu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
槓	子
カン Hyōgaiji	ツ Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 槓子／杠子 (gàngzi).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カンツ [káꜜǹtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
IPA^(key): [kã̠nt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

槓(カン)子(ツ) • (kantsu)

(mahjong) a set of four identical tiles, compare English kong, four of a kind
Synonym: 槓 (kan)

Usage notes

The synonym/shorter form kan can also mean a call for such a set of tiles.

Coordinate terms

刻(コー)子(ツ) (kōtsu, “triplet”, compare English pung)
順(シュン)子(ツ) (shuntsu, “sequence”, compare English chow)
対(トイ)子(ツ) (toitsu, “pair”)

See also

明(ミン)槓(カン) (minkan, “open kan”)
加(カ)槓(カン) (kakan, “added kan”)
暗(アン)槓(カン) (ankan, “closed kan”)

References

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

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