seven pairs; winning hand of seven pairs
A mahjong hand consisting of seven pairs of identical tiles. A special hand that does not follow the usual four melds and a pair structure.
from Chinese qī duì zi
He won with a seven-pair hand.
Seven pairs is a hand that can only be made with a concealed hand.
Standard kanji spelling for this mahjong term.
Katakana spelling is common in mahjong contexts.
From Chinese 七對子 (qī duì zi), literally 'seven pairs'.