List: mahjong
Terms used in mahjong, a game for four players that was created in China.
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- shape which accepts few winning tiles, inefficient tile pattern
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- yaku-less tenpai, hand that is one tile from completion but cannot satisfy a standard win condition
search-only kana form abbreviation mahjong noun noun (generic)
- yaku-less tenpai, hand that is one tile from completion but cannot satisfy a standard win condition
abbreviation mahjong noun noun (generic)
- three-player mahjong, sanma
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- three-player mahjong, sanma
mahjong noun noun (generic)
- estimation of the likelihood of a given tile remaining in the wall based on discarded tiles
gairaigo Chinese origin usually written using kana alone mahjong noun noun (generic)
- two steps away from fishing (i.e. needing three more tiles for completion)
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ intransitive verb photography mahjong
- (physically) pushing and pulling, back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.), give and take (in a relationship)
- push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens)
- weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand)
- haggling (over price), bargaining