多た面めん待まち

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.

• 多た面めん待まちの形かたちを作つくれば、和了ほーらのチャンスが広ひろがる。

  If you build a multi-sided wait shape, your chances of winning increase.

• この手ては三さん面めん待まち以い上じょうだから、多た面めん待まちと言いえる。

  This hand is waiting on three or more sides, so it can be called a multi-sided wait.