翻牌ふぁんぱい

noun

value honor tiles

In mahjong, refers to tiles that give a scoring bonus (yaku) based on the round wind, seat wind, or dragons. These are distinct from terminal honor tiles.

from Chinese fān pái

• 翻ふぁん牌ぱいを鳴ないて役やくを確かく定ていさせる。

  Call a value honor tile to secure a yaku.

• 東場とんばでは東ひがしが翻ふぁん牌ぱいになる。

  In the east round, the east wind tile becomes a value honor.