See also: 聽牌

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
テン
Grade: S
パイ
Hyōgai
irregular
Alternative spelling
聽牌 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Mandarin 聽牌听牌 (tīngpái).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(テン)(パイ) (tenpai

  1. (mahjong) being one tile away from completing a hand

Verb

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(テン)(パイ)する (tenpai surusuru (stem (テン)(パイ) (tenpai shi), past (テン)(パイ)した (tenpai shita))

  1. (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand

Conjugation

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