Mentanpin

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Mentanpin 「メンタンピン」 is an abbreviation for the common yaku combination riichi + tanyao + pinfu, which is worth a total of 3 han.

"Men" stands for menzen (a closed hand, not to be confused with menzen tsumo; riichi is implied in this case); "tan" and "pin" stand for tanyao and pinfu respectively.

Other abbreviations derived from Mentanpin include the following:

  • Tanpin 「タンピン」 is tanyao + pinfu (without riichi)
  • Mentan 「メンタン」 is riichi + tanyao (without pinfu)
  • Menpin 「メンピン」 is riichi + pinfu (without tanyao)