三缺一

Chinese

		three	lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
trad. (三缺一)		三	缺	一
simp. #(三缺一)		三	缺	一

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānquēyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ kyut³ jat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānquēyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sancyueyi
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chʻüeh¹-i¹
    • Yale: sān-chywē-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchiuei
    • Palladius: саньцюэи (sanʹcjuei)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ kyut³ jat¹
    • Yale: sāam kyut yāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ kyt⁸ jat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ küd³ yed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kʰyːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵/

Phrase

三缺一

1. (mahjong) There are already three players; one more player is needed for a game. (Mahjong is a game for four people)