noun
south wind tile
Refers specifically to the south wind tile in mahjong. The reading is ナン, from Chinese nán.
from Chinese nán
親が南を切った。
The dealer discarded the south wind tile.
南をポンして役を作る。
I call pung on the south wind tile to build a hand.
noun
winning hand with a pung or kong of south wind tiles
A mahjong hand that includes a pung (three of a kind) or kong (four of a kind) of south wind tiles. Often part of a value hand or yakuman.
南の刻子が入った手で和了った。
I won with a hand that included a pung of south wind tiles.
East wind tile; similarly used in mahjong for tile and hand names.
West wind tile; part of the same wind tile set.
North wind tile; completes the set of four wind tiles.
From Chinese 南 (nán, 'south'), used as a mahjong term for the south wind tile.