noun
multi-sided wait; complex wait
In mahjong, a hand that is waiting for three or more different tile types to complete. A technical term used in strategy discussions.
多面待ちの形を作れば、和了のチャンスが広がる。
If you build a multi-sided wait shape, your chances of winning increase.
この手は三面待ち以上だから、多面待ちと言える。
This hand is waiting on three or more sides, so it can be called a multi-sided wait.
A two-sided wait; 多面待ち refers to waits with three or more sides.
Compound of 多面 (tamen, 'many sides') and 待ち (machi, 'wait'), a mahjong term describing a hand waiting for multiple tile types.