海底撈月
See also: 海底捞月
Chinese edit
seabed; seafloor; bottom of the sea | fish up | moon; month | ||
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trad. (海底撈月) | 海底 | 撈 | 月 | |
simp. (海底捞月) | 海底 | 捞 | 月 | |
Literally: “scooping up the moon[’s reflection] from the seabed”. |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
海底撈月
- to make a futile effort
- (mahjong) to complete a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall
Coordinate terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Japanese: 海底撈月 (haitei raoyue)
See also edit
- Japanese: 海底摸月 (haitei mōyue)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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海 | 底 | 撈 | 月 |
ハイ Grade: 2 |
テイ Grade: 4 |
ラオ Hyōgaiji |
ユエ Grade: 1 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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海底撈月 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From Mandarin 海底撈月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
海底撈月 • (haitei raoyue)
- (mahjong) completing a winning hand by drawing the final tile before reaching the dead wall, worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)