一发 meaning in English

yīfā

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

Traditional 一發6 strokes

Meaning of 一发

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

一发 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

万wàn一yī发fā生shēng火huǒ灾zāi,打dǎ碎suì玻bō璃lí并bìng按àn下xià红hóng色sè按àn钮niǔ。
In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.
万wàn一yī发fā生shēng火huǒ灾zāi,按àn下xià按àn钮niǔ。
In case of fire, push the button.
万wàn一yī发fā生shēng火huǒ灾zāi,按àn铃líng。
In case of fire, ring the bell.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 一发.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一样yīyàngsame; like
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一会儿yīhuìra moment; a while
一半yībànhalf
一边yībiānone side; either side
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat; rather
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

Questions about 一发

What does 一发 mean?

一发 (yīfā) means "(Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")".

How do you write 一发?

一发 is made of 2 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

How is 一发 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 一发 is written 一發.