九蓮宝燈ちゅーれんぽーとー

noun

nine gates; nine lanterns

A special winning hand in mahjong consisting of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of one suit plus any one extra tile of the same suit. It is a highly valued yakuman hand.

from Chinese jiǔliánbǎodēng

• 九ちゅー蓮れん宝燈ぽーとーは、麻雀まーじゃんで最もっとも難むずかしい役やく満まんの一ひとつだ。

  The nine gates is one of the most difficult yakuman hands in mahjong.

• 彼かれは九ちゅー蓮れん宝燈ぽーとーをテンパイしたが、あがれなかった。

  He was tenpai for nine gates but couldn't win.