塔子たーつ

noun

chow missing one tile

In mahjong, a pair of tiles that can form a chow (sequence) with one more tile. Compare 順子 (シュンツ), a complete chow.

from Chinese tǎ zi

See also: 順子 (シュンツ)

• 塔子たーつができれば、あと一いち枚まいで順子しゅんつになる。

  If you have a 塔子, you only need one more tile to make a chow.