also: パイやま
In mahjong, the squared-up stack of tiles from which players draw during the game.
Be careful not to disturb the wall when drawing a tile.
Standard kanji spelling for the mahjong term.
Katakana spelling for パイ, reflecting the Chinese-derived reading; common in mahjong contexts.
Compound of 牌 (pai, 'mahjong tile') and 山 (yama, 'mountain, pile'), literally 'tile mountain'.