対面といめん

noun

opposite player (mahjong)

Mahjong term for the player sitting directly across the table.

from Chinese duìmiàn

• 対面といめんからリーチがかかった。

  The player opposite me declared riichi.

noun

person opposite; opposite side

Colloquial extension of the mahjong term; refers to a person or thing directly opposite in a face-to-face arrangement, such as across a table or in a meeting.

• 会かい議ぎで対面といめんに座すわっている人ひとと意い見けんが合あわない。

  I don't agree with the person sitting opposite me in the meeting.

• あのカフェ、対面といめんの席せきが近ちかすぎるんだよね。

  At that café, the seats opposite are too close, you know.