Lexical entry

九蓮宝燈

chuurenpootoo

Rare and high-scoring mahjong winning hand consisting of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of one suit plus any tile of the same suit.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource: Chinese

Meaning

A limit hand (yakuman) in mahjong. It is composed of three 1s, three 9s, and one of each other tile in the same suit, completed by a fourteenth tile of that suit.

yakuman hand

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牌

パイ

A rectangular tile used as a playing piece in the game of mahjong.

聴牌

テンパイ

A state in Mahjong where one is one tile away from a winning hand.

天和

テンホー

A mahjong winning hand where the dealer wins on their initial draw.

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