国士無双
See also: 國士無雙
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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国 | 士 | 無 | 双 |
こく Grade: 2 |
し Grade: 5 |
む Grade: 4 |
そう Grade: S |
kan’on | goon | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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國士無雙 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From the Records of the Grand Historian.[1][2]
Compound of 国士 (kokushi, “patriot, respectable person”) + 無双 (musō, “matchless, unparalleled”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) こくしむそー [kòkúshí múꜜsòò] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
- (Tokyo) こくしむそー [kóꜜkùshì mùsòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝɕi mɯ̟ᵝso̞ː]
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Noun edit
国士無双 • (kokushi musō) ←こくしむさう (kokusimusau)?
- a distinguished person
- (mahjong) a 役満 (yakuman, “limit”) hand of all thirteen unique 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminals and honours”), plus one more of any of those tiles; the same as "thirteen orphans" in Chinese mahjong
- Synonym: 十三么九 (shīsan yaochū)
Derived terms edit
- 国士無双十三面待ち (kokushi musō jūsanmen-machi, “kokushi musō 13-tile wait”)
See also edit
- Chinese: 十三幺 (shísānyāo)