メンチン

noun

concealed hand with tiles of only one suit (mahjong)

In mahjong, a hand where all tiles are of a single suit and the player has not called any tiles (i.e., the hand is fully concealed). Sometimes also used for a hand that is one-suit and concealed regardless of calls. Compare メンゼン (concealed hand) and 清一色 (full flush).

from Chinese

See also: メンゼン · 清一色

• メンチンで上あがれば高こう得とく点てんが狙ねらえる。

  If you win with a concealed single-suit hand, you can aim for a high score.

• 彼かれはメンチンをテンパイしている。

  He is one tile away from a concealed single-suit hand.