点てんピン

noun

100 yen per 1,000 points (mahjong parlor rate)

A mahjong parlor term for the rate at which game points are converted to money; specifically, 100 yen for every 1,000 points. Used when settling scores after a game.

• この雀じゃん荘そうは点てんピンだから、千せん点てんで百ひゃく円えんの計けい算さんになる。

  This mahjong parlor uses the tenpin rate, so it's 100 yen per 1,000 points.