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 mahjong, a 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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