断么九

See also: 断幺九

Japanese

Alternative forms
  • 断幺九, 断公九, 断ヤオ九 (for unsupported Japanese fonts)
  • 断么 (タンヤオ)

Etymology
Kanji in this term
断 么 九
たん
Grade: 5		 やお
Hyōgaiji		 ちゅー
Grade: 1
kan’on irregular irregular
Alternative spelling
斷么九 (kyūjitai)

Probably from 断(タン) (tan, “sever, cut off”) + 么(ヤオ)九(チュー)牌(パイ) (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

The pronunciation is borrowed from Mandarin 斷幺九／断幺九 (duànyāojiǔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tã̠ɰ̃ja̠o̞t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

断么九(タンヤオチュー) or 断么九(タンヤオチュウ) • (tan'yaochū) 

  1. (mahjong) all simples: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) that has 2-8 of any of the three main suits, lacking any 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)

See also
  • 喰(く)い断(タン) (kuitan, “open tan'yao”)
  • 中(チュン)張(チャン)牌(パイ) (chunchanpai, “suited tiles numbered 2-8”)
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