also: シャオスーシー
noun
little four winds
A mahjong hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of wind tiles and a pair of the fourth wind. A high-scoring hand.
from Chinese xiǎo sì xǐ
小四喜は役満の一つです。
Little four winds is one of the yakuman hands.
彼は小四喜をツモって逆転した。
He drew a tile to complete little four winds and turned the game around.
大四喜 (big four winds) requires four kongs or pungs of winds, while 小四喜 requires three kongs or pungs and a pair.
From Chinese 小四喜 (xiǎo sì xǐ), literally 'little four joys'. The term is used in mahjong to describe a specific winning hand.