一向聴いーしゃんてん

noun

one away from a complete hand; iishanten

Mahjong term: a hand that needs only one more tile to reach tenpai (ready hand). Often used in strategy discussions.

from Chinese yī xiàng tīng

See also: 聴牌

• この手て牌はいは一向聴いっしゃんてんだから、あと一いち枚まいで聴てん牌ぱいする。

  This hand is iishanten, so one more tile and it will be tenpai.