replacement tile drawn after declaring a kong
In mahjong, the tile drawn from the dead wall after a kong declaration; used in the yaku 嶺上開花 (rinshan kaihou).
from Chinese lǐng shàng pái
After declaring a kong, you draw a replacement tile from the dead wall.
If you win on the replacement tile, it becomes rinshan kaihou.
Standard kanji spelling for the mahjong term.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; common in mahjong contexts.
From Chinese 嶺上牌 (lǐng shàng pái), literally 'tile on the ridge', referring to the dead wall in mahjong.