noun
tanyao; all simples
Mahjong term for a hand containing only suit tiles from 2 to 8, with no terminals (1 or 9) or honor tiles. Abbreviation of 断ヤオ九.
from Chinese
See also: 断ヤオ九
タンヤオは初心者にも作りやすい役です。
Tanyao is a hand that is easy for beginners to make.
彼はタンヤオのみで和了った。
He won with just a tanyao hand.
Full name of the hand; タンヤオ is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 断ヤオ九 (tanyao-chū), from Chinese 断幺九 (duàn yāo jiǔ), literally 'cut off 1-9', referring to the exclusion of terminal and honor tiles.