| 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
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