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 :{{#mjt:234m666888s33567p}} - 2 sequences ({{#mjt:234m}}) + {{#mjt:567p}}), 2 triplets ( ({{#mjt:666s}}) + {{#mjt:888s}}), 1 pair ({{#mjt:33p}}
-However, in mahjong, you can only hold 13 tiles in your hand. Therefore, players must get to '''[[tenpai]]''' (ready hand) - a hand that is one tile away from winning - first. Once reaching tenpai, you can win the hand by either drawing a winning tile, or winning from an opponent's discard. With a normal hand structure, there are two ways to get to tenpai:
+A winning hand is 14 tiles, however, in mahjong, you can only hold 13 tiles in your hand. Therefore, players must get to '''[[tenpai]]''' (ready hand) - a hand that is one tile away from winning - first. Once reaching tenpai, you can win the hand by either drawing a winning tile, or winning from an opponent's discard. With a normal hand structure, there are two ways to get to tenpai:
 '''Tenpai #1 - 3 complete groups + 1 incomplete group + 1 pair:'''