小四喜

Chinese
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 four
 
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy
to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad.
(小四喜)		 小 四 喜
Literally: “little four happinesses”.

Pronunciation

Noun

小四喜

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with melds of three wind tiles and a pair of the fourth wind tile

Descendants
  • → Japanese: 小四喜 (shaosūshī)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 四 喜
しょう
Grade: 1		 スー
Grade: 1		 シー
Grade: 5
on’yomi irregular

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小四喜, derived from 小 (shō-, “little”) +‎ 四喜和 (sūshīhō, “win with melds of all four wind tiles”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːsɨᵝːɕiː]

Noun

小(しょう)四(スー)喜(シー) • (shōsūshī) 

  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with triplets (or quads) of three wind tiles and a pair of the fourth, worth 役満 (yakuman, “limit”)
    Antonym: 大四喜 (daisūshī, dāsūshī)
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