mangan · noun — A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.
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mangan is pronounced /ˈmɑːŋɡɑːn/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 満貫 (mangan), an orthographic borrowing from Mandarin 滿貫 /满贯 (mǎnguàn).
noun
- A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.e.g.“Even if she gets +8000 points with a mangan, she'll be at -1.” — 2015, Ritz Kobayashi, “Hand 0: Showdown” (chapter 3), in anonymous translator, Saki, volume 1, Yen Press, →ISBN, page 75:
name
- A surname from Irish.
- A district of Sikkim, India.
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Words closest in meaning
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- dora 51% match — Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall. vs mangan →
- yaku 50% match — A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards. vs mangan →
- sansho 44% match — Any of the three special prizes awarded at the end of a basho. vs mangan →
- ippon 43% match — The highest score in judo, awarded for a throw that places the opponent on their back with impetus or for holding the opponent on their back for a number of seconds. vs mangan →
- hanafuda 42% match — Small, rigid Japanese playing cards with colorful drawings of flowers and animals, a single deck consisting of 48 cards divided in 12 suits that each represent a month. vs mangan →
- hwatu 42% match — Hanafuda playing cards, especially hard plastic cards in a Korean style. vs mangan →
- fusensho 42% match — a win by default due to the opponent not appearing, normally due to injury vs mangan →
- mahjong 42% match — A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. vs mangan →