"小四喜" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːsɨːɕiː] Forms: 小四喜 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (スー), (シー)), 小四喜 [canonical] (ruby: 小四喜(シャオスーシー)), shōsūshī [romanization], shaosūshī [romanization]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小四喜, derived from 小 (shō-, “little”) + 四喜和 (sūshīhō, “win with melds of all four wind tiles”). Etymology templates: {{obor|ja|zh|小四喜|sort=しようすうしい'|tr=-}} Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 小四喜, {{prefix|ja|小|四喜和|sort=しようすうしい'|t1=little|t2=win with melds of all four wind tiles|tr1=shō|tr2=sūshīhō}} 小 (shō-, “little”) + 四喜和 (sūshīhō, “win with melds of all four wind tiles”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうスーシー|シャオスーシー|sort=しようすうしい'}} 小(しょう)四(スー)喜(シー) or 小四喜(シャオスーシー) • (shōsūshī or shaosūshī)
  1. (mahjong) a winning hand with triplets (or quads) of three wind tiles and a pair of the fourth, worth 役満 (yakuman, “limit”)
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