大三元

dàsānyuán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 big three dragons (mahjong yakuman)
  2. 2 sweep of all three dragon tiles

Examples

Tā hú le ge dàsānyuán, zhíjiē fēngdǐng!
He won with Big Three Dragons — max score!
Dàsānyuán yào còuqí zhōng, fā, bái sān zǔ kèzi.
Big Three Dragons requires collecting triplets of red, green, and white dragons.

Tips

culture
Mahjong yakuman scored by collecting triplets () of (red), (green), and (white) dragon tiles. Considered one of the hardest and most celebrated hands.

Stroke Order

sān
yuán