qīngyīsè

清一色

Word · Noun · Adjective

mahjong flush; uniform; all of one kind

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

mahjong hand consisting entirely of one suit; flush

technical

Mahjong term. A winning hand where all tiles are of the same suit (characters, bamboo, or circles), without using honor tiles.

Tā他
hú胡
le了
yī一
bǎ把
qīng清
yī一
sè色
 ,
yíng赢
le了
hǎo好
duō多
qián钱
 。

He won with a pure suit hand and earned a lot of money.

Zhè这
bǎ把
pái牌
wǒ我
dǎ打
suàn算
zuò做
qīng清
yī一
sè色
 。

I'm planning to go for a flush with this hand.

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Qīng清
yī一
sè色
shì是
má麻
jiàng将
zhōng中
bǐ比
jiào较
nán难
còu凑
chéng成
de的
pái牌
xíng型
 。

A pure suit hand is a relatively difficult combination to achieve in mahjong.

2.

adjective

all of one kind; uniform; homogeneous

neutral

Describes a group or collection where all members are identical in type, color, style, or composition. Often carries a slight implication of monotony.

Dào到
huì会
de的
rén人
chuān穿
de的
dōu都
shì是
qīng清
yī一
sè色
de的
zhōng中
shān山
zhuāng装
 。

Everyone at the meeting was wearing identical Mao suits.

Zhè这
ge个
bù部
mén门
de的
yuán员
gōng工
qīng清
yī一
sè色
dōu都
shì是
shuò硕
shì士
yǐ以
shàng上
xué学
lì历
 。

The employees in this department are uniformly holders of master's degrees or higher.

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Jiē街
shàng上
qīng清
yī一
sè色
de的
huī灰
sè色
jiàn建
zhù筑
 ,
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
yǒu有
xiē些
dān单
diào调
 。

The street was lined with uniformly gray buildings, which looked somewhat monotonous.

Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
qīng清
yī一
sè色
yóu由
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
zǔ组
chéng成
 。

This team is composed entirely of young people.