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-'''Keishiki tenpai''' {{kana|形式聴牌}}, also known as '''keitan''' or '''shaped tenpai''', is a [[tenpai]] hand with no [[yaku]]. Such a hand cannot win, but can still win points for [[ryuukyoku]]'s tenpai settlements (in most rulesets).
+'''Keishiki tenpai''' {{kana|形式聴牌}}, also known as '''keitan''' or '''shaped tenpai''', is a [[tenpai]] hand with no [[yaku]]. Such a hand cannot win normally, but can still gain points from the tenpai settlements at [[ryuukyoku]]. It can also win if it gains a conditional yaku, namely [[haitei]], [[houtei]], [[rinshan]], or [[chankan]], but all of those are rare.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==Rule variation==
-Some house rules factor keishiki tenpai into ryuukyoku, where hands even in tenpai may not receive tenpai payment.  Instead, the points for noten are deducted just because the hand lacks a yaku.  However, this practice is generally uncommon.
+Some house rules do not allow a keishiki tenpai to receive tenpai payment; the hand is treated as noten due to lacking a yaku. However, this practice is generally uncommon.
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