noun
penalty payment; points forfeited for a rule violation
Mahjong term: a penalty paid in points or a deduction of points when a player commits a rule violation, such as an invalid declaration or a dead hand.
誤ってロンを宣言したため、罰符として満貫分の点棒を支払った。
Because I mistakenly declared ron, I paid a penalty of a mangan's worth of point sticks.
チョンボをすると、罰符として一定の点数が引かれる。
If you commit a chombo, a fixed number of points is deducted as a penalty.