清一色 (qīng yī sè) — (noun) in mahjong, a hand composed entirely of tiles of a single suit; (noun) (figurative) a homogeneous group; something consisting entirely of one kind
Definition
A mahjong term for a hand of one suit, now commonly used figuratively to mean an entire group made up of the same kind (people, background, etc.).
noun
in mahjonga hand composed entirely of tiles of a single suit(figurative) a homogeneous groupsomething consisting entirely of one kind
Examples
- 清一色，。Tā dǎ chū le yì shǒu qīng yī sè, yíng le zhè yì jú.He played a hand all of one suit and won this round.
- 清一色。Zhè zhī duì wu shì qīng yī sè de nián qīng rén.This team is uniformly made up of young people.
- 清一色。Zhè jiā gōng sī zhī zhāo qīng yī sè de míng xiào bì yè shēng.This company only recruits graduates from top schools — all from elite universities.
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