チー

noun

chow; calling chow

In mahjong, the action of claiming a discarded tile to complete a sequence (chow). Compare 碰 (ポン, pung) and 槓 (カン, kong).

from Chinese chī

See also: ポン

• 彼かれは上家かみちゃの捨すて牌はいでチーを宣せん言げんした。

  He declared a chow using the tile discarded by the player to his left.

• チーできる牌はいが来きたけど、見み逃のがした。

  A tile I could chow came, but I let it pass.