noun
stretched pair wait
Mahjong term: a tenpai shape that waits for two different tiles to complete the pair, e.g. holding 5678 and waiting for 5 or 8.
See also: 単騎待ち
ノベタンは、待ちが2種類あるので和了しやすい。
A stretched pair wait is easy to win with because it waits for two types of tiles.
この手はノベタンで、5か8が出れば上がれる。
This hand is a stretched pair wait; I can win if a 5 or 8 comes out.
単騎待ち is a single-tile pair wait, while ノベタン is a stretched pair wait that accepts two different tiles.
Derived from 延べ (nobe, 'stretched') + 単 (tan, abbreviation of 単騎待ち 'single pair wait'). The exact origin within mahjong terminology is uncertain.