Lexical entry
清老頭
chinraotou
A high-scoring mahjong hand composed entirely of terminal tiles.
Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource: Chinese
Meaning
A yakuman (maximum limit) hand in mahjong consisting only of 1s and 9s from any suit.
- all terminals mahjong hand
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Related
老頭牌
ラオトウパイ
Mahjong tiles representing the numbers 1 and 9 in each of the three suits.
牌
パイ
A rectangular tile used as a playing piece in the game of mahjong.
万子
ワンズ
One of the three suited tile sets in Mahjong, featuring Chinese numerals.
索子
ソーズ
The bamboo suit tiles in mahjong.
筒子
ピンズ
The dot or circle suit tiles in mahjong.
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