List of terminology by alphabetical order: Difference between revisions

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|Romaji=[[Aidayonken]]
|Romaji=[[Aida yon ken]]
|Kanji=間四軒
|Kanji=間四軒
|English=Four in between
|English=Four in between
|Explanation=An interval of four between two discarded number tiles. Usually indicates dangerous waits. A discarded 1 and 6 make a 2—5 wait very probable.
|Explanation=When two 5-away number tiles are discarded (forming a 4-wide gap), the non-[[suji]] tiles inside become more dangerous. E.g., a discarded 1 and 6 make a 2—5 wait probable.
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|Romaji=[[Mawashiuchi]]
|Romaji=[[Mawashi uchi]]
|Kanji=回し打ち
|Kanji=回し打ち
|English=Avoidance play
|English=Avoidance play
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| English    = Let free
| English    = Let free
| Explanation = The act of declining a winning tile.
| Explanation = The act of declining a winning tile.
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| Romaji      = Mochi-mochi
| Kanji      =
| English    = Locked pairs
| Explanation = When two players mutually hold the same tile pairs, rendering the ability to upgrade them to triplets difficult or impossible.
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| Explanation = The act of reading a tile by touch, instead of looking at the tile.
| Explanation = The act of reading a tile by touch, instead of looking at the tile.
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|English=Tile interval
|English=Tile interval
|Explanation=The tiles that complete [[ryanmen]] (open waits).  Means “muscle”.
|Explanation=The tiles that complete [[ryanmen]] (open waits).  Means “muscle”.
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| Romaji      = [[Suji|Suji toitsu]]
| Kanji      =
| English    = Interval pairs
| Explanation = A pattern of two pairs in the hand, where the tiles are suji to each other
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|Explanation=To discard a tile.
|Explanation=To discard a tile.
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|Romaji=[[Taatsu]]
|Romaji=[[Taatsu]]
|Kanji=塔子
|Kanji=塔子
|English=Protogroup
|English=Proto-sequence
|Explanation=Any tile pair that can be turned into a tile group, or [[Mentsu|shuntsu]], with one more tile. For example, 46 can be completed with a 5.
|Explanation=Any two tiles that can be turned into a sequence ([[shuntsu]]) with one more tile. For example, 46 can be completed with a 5.
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|English=East
|English=East
|Explanation=East wind tile.
|Explanation=East wind tile.
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|Romaji=[[Tonnansen]]
|Kanji=東南戦
|English=Full East-South game
|Explanation=A game consisting of an East and South round. An alternative term for a [[hanchan]].
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|Romaji=[[Tonpuusen]]
|Romaji=[[Tonpuusen]]
|Kanji=東風戦
|Kanji=東風戦
|English=East only round
|English=East-only game
|Explanation=A game consisting of an East only round.
|Explanation=A game consisting only of an East round.
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|Explanation=Discarding the tile that was just drawn. Opposite of ''tedashi''.
|Explanation=Discarding the tile that was just drawn. Opposite of ''tedashi''.
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