安全牌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	全	牌
あん Grade: 3	ぜん Grade: 3	ぱい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi		irregular

Alternative spelling
安全パイ

Alternative forms

• (slang): (short) 安牌(あんぱい) (anpai)
• 安(あん)パイ (anpai)

Etymology

From 安全(あんぜん) (anzen) + 牌(パイ) (pai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あんぜ​んパイ [àńzéꜜǹpàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ã̠nd͡zẽ̞mpa̠i]

Noun

安全牌(あんぜんパイ) • (anzenpai) ^{←あんぜんパイ (anzenpai)?}

1. (mahjong) a tile that one can safely discard, as it cannot become an opponent's advantage
2. (slang, by extension) a safe choice