シャンポン

noun

two-pair wait; waiting on either of two pairs to complete a triplet

Mahjong term: a hand that is one tile away from winning, needing to complete either of two pairs into a three-of-a-kind (pon). Often used in the phrase シャンポン待ち.

from Chinese

See also: シャンポン待ち (シャンポンまち)

• この手てはシャンポン待まちで、どちらかの牌はいが来くれば上あがれる。

  This hand is a two-pair wait; if either tile comes, I can win.

• シャンポン待まちは、二ふたつの対子といつのどちらかを刻子こーつにできる形かたちだ。

  A two-pair wait is a shape where you can turn either of two pairs into a triplet.