discarding somewhat safe tiles while still aiming to win
Mahjong term. A defensive strategy where a player discards tiles that are relatively safe (less likely to deal into an opponent's hand) but still keeps their own hand ready to win. It balances offense and defense.
Mawashi-uchi is a strategy of discarding only safe tiles, though not as defensive as completely folding.
He used mawashi-uchi to avoid dangerous tiles while keeping his hand tenpai.
Standard kanji spelling for this mahjong term.
Kana-mixed spelling; the first part is written in kana, which may be easier for learners.
Compound of 回し (mawashi, 'rotating' or 'circulating') and 打ち (uchi, 'discarding' in mahjong context). The term likely refers to the idea of 'circulating' safe tiles while keeping one's hand alive.