south wind tile
Refers specifically to the south wind tile in mahjong. The reading is ナン, from Chinese nán.
from Chinese nán
The dealer discarded the south wind tile.
I call pung on the south wind tile to build a hand.
winning hand with a pung or kong of south wind tiles
A mahjong hand that includes a pung (three of a kind) or kong (four of a kind) of south wind tiles. Often part of a value hand or yakuman.
I won with a hand that included a pung of south wind tiles.
southern part; the south of a region
Southeast Asia
South America
north and south; north to south · South and North Korea
southwest
southern sea; South Sea
southeast
South Pole · Antarctica; the Antarctic
southern country; tropical country · southern provinces; southern lands
south; southward; southern direction · southern countries; the South (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
instruction; teaching; coaching
going south; moving southward
southwest
island in the southern sea; Shikoku
southeast
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
south of ...; ... and southward
culmination; crossing the meridian
southern sky · heavenly bamboo; nandina
south face; south side · facing south · ascending the throne; ruling as emperor
southern mountains; mountains to the south · Mount Kōya; Kongōbu-ji
southern part of a prefecture
south coast; south bank
proceeding south; southward advance
main southern gate
south-southeast
south-southwest
southern latitude
south round
grounds south of a building; southern garden · garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (Kyoto Imperial Palace)
Standard kanji spelling for the mahjong tile and related hand.
Katakana spelling is common in mahjong contexts, matching the Chinese-derived reading.
From Chinese 南 (nán, 'south'), used as a mahjong term for the south wind tile.