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

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• 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

1. (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) 

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