"小三元" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːsã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 小三元 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (さん), (げん)), shōsangen [romanization]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小三元 (xiǎosānyuán). Can be analyzed as derived from 小 (shō-, “little, small”) + 三元 (sangen, clipping of 三元牌 (sangenpai), “dragon tiles”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ja}}, {{obor|ja|zh|小三元|sort=しようさんけん}} Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小三元 (xiǎosānyuán), {{clipping|ja|nocap=1|sort=さんけん}} clipping, {{prefix|ja|小|三元|pos2=clipping of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">三元牌</i> (sangenpai), “dragon tiles”|sort=しようさんけん|t1=little, small|tr1=shō|tr2=sangen}} 小 (shō-, “little, small”) + 三元 (sangen, clipping of 三元牌 (sangenpai), “dragon tiles”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうさんげん}} 小(しょう)三(さん)元(げん) • (shōsangen)
  1. (mahjong) a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with melds of two dragon tiles and a pair of the third, worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”); along with an additional 2 翻 (han) from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “honour meld”) of said two dragon tiles, a combined total of 4 翻 (han) Categories (topical): Mahjong Related terms: 大三元 (daisangen) (ruby: (だい), (さん), (げん))

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