混一色ほんいーそー

noun

half flush; winning hand with one suit and honor tiles

Mahjong term: a hand composed of tiles from only one suit plus honor tiles (winds/dragons).

from Chinese hùnyīsè

See also: ホンイツ

• 混一ほんいー色そーは役やく満まんではないが、よく狙ねらわれる役やくだ。

  A half flush is not a yakuman, but it's a frequently aimed-for hand.

• 彼かれは混一ほんいー色そーをテンパイしてリーチをかけた。

  He declared riichi with a tenpai hand for a half flush.

noun

heterogeneity; mixed composition

Colloquial, figurative use derived from the mahjong term; describes something made from diverse or inconsistent sources, often with a negative nuance of being a mishmash.

• この製せい品ひんは部ぶ品ひんが混一ほんいー色そーで、品ひん質しつにばらつきがある。

  This product is a mishmash of parts, so the quality is inconsistent.