門前清

Chinese

		at the door; at the gate; outside the door at the door; at the gate; outside the door; outside the gate	clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure
trad. (門前清)		門前	清
simp. (门前清)		门前	清

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ménqiánqīng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ cin⁴ cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ménqiánqīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ménciáncing
  - Wade–Giles: mên²-chʻien²-chʻing¹
  - Yale: mén-chyán-chīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menchyanching
  - Palladius: мэньцяньцин (mɛnʹcjanʹcin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁴ cin⁴ cing¹
  - Yale: mùhn chìhn chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ tsin⁴ tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ qin⁴ qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

門前清

(mahjong) concealed hand; winning hand for which no sets have been melded

Synonyms

門清／门清 (ménqīng)

Descendants

→ Japanese: 門前清 (menzenchin)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
門	前	清
メン Grade: 2	ゼン Grade: 2	チン Grade: 4
irregular

Alternative spelling
門前淸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Mandarin 門前清 / 门前清 (ménqiánqīng).

Noun

門(メン)前(ゼン)清(チン) • (menzenchin)

(mahjong) having one's hand completely concealed; not having called any tiles