一 发

yī fādictionary entry

(Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一發 一发 [yi1 fa1] /(Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")/

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Other forms in these source records: 一發

一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
fà
hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

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