Where does “役満貫” come from?
役満貫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 役, from Middle Chinese 役.
役満貫 (Japanese): a winning hand using special rules; worth 48,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 32,000 points otherwise
Definitions
- a winning hand using special rules; worth 48,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 32,000 points otherwise
Ancestry of “役満貫”, step by step
役満貫 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 役
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 役 | role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 役 | — |
via Japanese 満貫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 満貫 | a win achieving five 飜, or three/four han with the required number of 符; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise |
via Japanese scoring]] [[combination]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | scoring]] [[combination]] | — |