Lexical entry

タンピン

tanpin

A Mahjong winning hand combining 'tanyao' (no terminals/honors) and 'pinfu' (all sequences).

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoAbbreviationSource: Chinese

Meaning

A common Mahjong yaku (scoring element) that is an abbreviation of 'Tanyao' and 'Pinfu', meaning the hand has no terminal or honor tiles and consists entirely of sequences.

tanyao + pinfu hand

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自摸

ツモ

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

字牌

ツーパイ

The wind and dragon tiles in mahjong.

Evidence and Provenance

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