三元牌

Chinese

		three	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (三元牌)		三	元	牌
simp. ^#(三元牌)		三	元	牌
Literally: “three fundamental tiles”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sānyuánpái

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sānyuánpái
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuánpái
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-yüan²-pʻai²
  - Yale: sān-ywán-pái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuanpair
  - Palladius: саньюаньпай (sanʹjuanʹpaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2
  - Yale: sāam yùhn páai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jyn⁴ paai^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yun⁴ pai^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

三元牌

(mahjong) dragon tile
Synonym: 箭牌 (jiànpái)

Hyponyms: 紅中 / 红中 (hóngzhōng), 發財 / 发财 (fācái), 白板 (báibǎn)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
三	元	牌
さん Grade: 1	げん Grade: 2	パイ Hyōgai
on'yomi	kan'on	irregular

From 三元 (sangen, “three fundamentals”) +‎ 牌 (pai, “mahjong tile”).

Alternatively, a direct borrowing from Mandarin 三元牌 (sānyuánpái).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞mpa̠i]

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃jɯ̟ã̠mpa̠i]

Noun

三(さん)元(げん)牌(パイ) or 三元牌(サンユアンパイ) • (sangenpai or san'yuanpai)

(mahjong) generic name of the three dragon tiles:
1. 白(パイ)板(パン) (paipan) or 白(はく) (haku, “white dragon”)
2. 緑(リュー)發(ファー) (ryūfā) or 𤼵(はつ) (hatsu, “green dragon”)
3. 紅(ホン)中(チュン) (honchun) or 中(チュン) (chun, “red dragon”)

See also

字(じ)牌(ハイ) (jihai), 字(ツー)牌(パイ) (tsūpai)