手て牌はい

noun

hand tiles; tiles in a player's hand

Mahjong term for the tiles a player holds, as opposed to discarded or drawn tiles.

• 手て牌はいを整せい理りして、役やくを作つくる。

  I organize my hand tiles to form a winning hand.

• 彼かれの手て牌はいはあと一いっ歩ぽで上あがれる状じょう態たいだった。

  His hand was just one tile away from winning.