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 ones 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 ones 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

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

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 ones own draw

做相公 be unconscious of a shortage or surplus of tiles