九蓮宝燈

See also: 九蓮寶燈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	蓮	宝	燈
チュー Grade: 1	レン Jinmeiyō	ポー Grade: 6	トン Jinmeiyō
irregular

Kanji in this term
九	蓮	宝	燈
チュウ Grade: 1	レン Jinmeiyō	ポウ Grade: 6	トウ Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

From Mandarin 九蓮寶燈／九莲宝灯 (jiǔliánbǎodēng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɾẽ̞mpo̞ːtõ̞ɴ]

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɾẽ̞mpo̞ːto̞ː]

Noun

九(チュー)蓮(レン)宝(ポー)燈(トン) or 九(チュウ)蓮(レン)宝(ポウ)燈(トウ) • (chūrenpōton or chūrenpōtō) 

1. (mahjong) Nine Gates; a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand with tiles in the form of 1112345678999 and any one tile of the same suit without melding

   and get

   Synonyms: 準正九蓮宝燈 (junsei chūrenpōton); 準性九蓮宝燈 (junsei chūrenpōton); 準九蓮宝燈 (jun-chūrenpōton)

2. (mahjong) Pure Nine Gates; a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand collecting tiles in the exact form of 1112345678999 of the same suit without melding, and completing with any one tile of that suit

   and get any one of the circle tiles.

   Synonyms: 純正九蓮宝燈 (jynsei chūrenpōton); 九蓮宝燈九面待ち (chūrenpōton chūmen-machi); 九蓮宝燈九門張 (chūrenpōton chūmen-chan)