九蓮宝燈

See also: 九蓮寶燈

Japanese

Kanji in this term
チュー
Grade: 1
レン
Jinmeiyō
ポー
Grade: 6
トン
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Kanji in this term
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

(チュー)(レン)(ポー)(トン) or (チュウ)(レン)(ポウ)(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)