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小三元
Hiragana
しょうさんげん
Noun
(mahjong)
little
three
dragons:
a
役
(yaku,
“hand”)
with
triplets
or
quads
of
two
of
the
三元牌
(sangenpai,
“dragon
tiles”),
plus
a
pair
of
the
third;
worth
2
翻
(han,
“doubles”).
Because
2
翻
is
added
from
the
役牌
(yakuhai,
“meld
of
seat/prevailing
wind
or
dragon”)
of
the
two
dragons,
the
total
is
actually
4
翻.
Japanese Meaning
麻雀における役の一つで、白・發・中の三元牌のうち二種類を刻子または槓子にし、残り一種類を雀頭にした形の役。役牌による翻と合わせて計４翻になる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まーじゃんで さんげんぱいを 二つは こつ もう一つを あつめて つくるやく
Sense（1）
(mahjong) little three dragons: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with triplets or quads of two of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”), plus a pair of the third; worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”). Because 2 翻 is added from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “meld of seat/prevailing wind or dragon”) of the two dragons, the total is actually 4 翻.
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(mahjong) little three dragons: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with triplets or quads of two of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”), plus a pair of the third; worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”). Because 2 翻 is added from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “meld of seat/prevailing wind or dragon”) of the two dragons, the total is actually 4 翻.
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小三元
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He achieved the yaku (hand) of little three dragons.
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彼は小三元の役を達成した。
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