タンヤオチュー

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of タンヤオチュー – see the following entry.

【断么九】 [noun] (mahjong) all simples: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) that has 2-8 of any of the three main suits, lacking any 么九牌 (yaochūpai, “terminal and honour tiles”), worth 1 翻 (han, “double”) Alternative spellings 断幺九, 断公九, 断ヤオ九, タンヤオチュウ

(This term, タンヤオチュー (tan'yaochū), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)