嶺上開花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嶺 上 開 花
リン
Jinmeiyō 		シャン
Grade: 1 		カイ
Grade: 3 		ホー
Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

Literally “flower blooming on the ridge”. Compare Chinese 槓上開花 / 杠上开花 (gàngshàng kāihuā).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾʲĩɰ̃ɕa̠ŋ ka̠iho̞ː]

Noun

嶺(リン)上(シャン)開(カイ)花(ホー) or 嶺上開花(リンシャンカイホウ) • (rinshan kaihō) 

  1. (mahjong) drawing the winning tile off the dead wall after declaring a 槓 (kan, “kong”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
    Synonym: 嶺上 (rinshan)
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