ノーテン

noun

not fishing; needing more than one tile to win

Mahjong term: a hand that is not in tenpai (ready to win) and needs at least one more tile to reach a winning shape. Contrasts with テンパイ (tenpai).

See also: テンパイ

• この手てはまだノーテンだから、もう一いち枚まい必ひつ要ようだ。

  This hand is still noten, so I need one more tile.

• ノーテンで流りゅう局きょくした。

  The round ended with me not in tenpai.