Chinese

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earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
trad. (地和)
simp. #(地和)
alternative forms 地胡
地糊 Cantonese

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地和

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand drawn by a non-dealer during the first go around of a game
  2. (Hong Kong, Singapore, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand completed with the dealer's first discarded tile

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 地和 (chīhō)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
チー
Grade: 2
ホー
Grade: 3
irregular
 
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Etymology

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From Mandarin 地和 (dìhú).[1][2][3]

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(チー)(ホー) (chīhō

  1. (mahjong) earthly hand: a winning hand drawn by a non-dealer during the first go around of a game, worth 役満 (yakuman, limit)
    Hypernym: 役満貫 (yaku-mangan)

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN