麻将mahjong
暗杠drawing a tile by oneself, making four similar tiles of a kind and putting them face down
暗坎concealing 3-tiles in order of a kind
八圈eight rounds of play
边张side tiles
吃张drawing
抽头the kitty
筹码counter; chip; dib
出张discarding a tile
大满贯grand slam
单钓waiting for one of the pair to win
单听awaiting the only one necessary tile to win
地和going out or winning a hand after drawing only one tile
吊牌fishing; awaiting one’s winning tile
对对胡winning with all paired tiles
对门opponent sitting opposite to one
对碰waiting for two tiles to win; making two pairs
杠后开花drawing a tile, after a gang, from the end of the wall to win the game
跟牌following suit
进张drawing a useful tile
扣牌holding up a tile
拦和be won by one’s left or opposing opponent with the same tile one needs
连庄remaining the dealer
牌友matching play
平和a win without points
七对seven pairs
砌牌forming the wall of stacks
清一色all of one suit; flush; having all tiles in one suit
全字pure characters
缺一门lacking a suit
三缺一three players looking for one more player
上家opponent on the left
十三幺the thirteen orphans(1,9,and one of each character)
天和a natural win; a heavenly hand
跳牌skipping
听牌waiting for the one necessary tile to win
洗牌shuffling the tiles
下家opponent on the right
一对one pair
一番one time (in scoring)
一圈a round
一条龙a complete sequence from 1 to 9
诈和declaring a false win
庄家dealer
自摸winning by one’s own draw
做相公be unconscious of a shortage or surplus of tiles
