地和

Mandarin · pinyin dì hú

Meanings

  1. (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw
  2. (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
和
hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
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4–2 · di4 hu2

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noun

  1. (Mainland China, Taiwan, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand drawn by a non-dealer during the first go around of a game
  2. (Hong Kong, Singapore, mahjong) earthly hand; a winning hand completed with the dealer's first discarded tile

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地和 · di4 hu2
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Exact source record地和 地和 [di4 hu2] /(mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw/(mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand/