Lexical entry

壁牌

piipai

The tiles arranged in a wall from which players draw in mahjong.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource: Chinese

Meaning

Refers to the stack of face-down tiles arranged in a square (the wall) at the start of a mahjong game.

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自摸

ツモ

Drawing a winning tile from the wall or the act of winning with such a tile.

海底撈月

ハイテイラオユエ

A Mahjong winning hand achieved by drawing the very last tile from the wall.

字牌

ツーパイ

The wind and dragon tiles in mahjong.

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