also: ホーチャン
discarding a tile that completes another player's hand
In mahjong, the act of throwing a tile that becomes the winning tile for an opponent. Also called 'dealing in' or 'feeding' a win. Compare 振り込み (sense 2).
See also: 振り込み
If you discard a tile that gives someone the win, the hand ends.
He discarded a dangerous tile and ended up dealing into an opponent's win.
放銃 is the more technical mahjong term for discarding a winning tile, while 振り込み is the everyday word used for the same act.
Standard kanji spelling for the mahjong term.
Katakana spelling reflecting the Chinese-derived pronunciation; common in mahjong contexts.
From Chinese mahjong terminology. 放 (release, discard) + 銃 (gun, cannon), metaphorically 'firing a shot' that hits the opponent's winning hand.