三暗刻さんあんこー

noun

three concealed pungs

A mahjong hand containing three concealed triplets (pungs). One of the standard yaku, worth two han. The hand must be won by drawing the winning tile; if the winning tile completes a pair, the yaku is still valid, but if it completes a pung, the pung is considered open and the yaku is lost.

from Chinese sān àn kè

See also: 暗刻 (アンコー)

• 三暗刻さんあんこーは門前めんぜんでツモらないと成せい立りつしない役やくです。

  Three concealed pungs is a yaku that only counts if you draw the winning tile with a closed hand.

• この手ては三暗刻さんあんこーとドラ2で満まん貫がんです。

  This hand is a mangan with three concealed pungs and two dora.