also: すてパイ
discarded tiles
Mahjong term for tiles a player discards during play. Often used in phrases like 捨て牌を読む (read the discards).
彼の捨て牌から、待ち牌を推測した。
I guessed his winning tile from his discards.
Standard kanji spelling for mahjong discarded tiles.
Abbreviated kanji spelling, also common.
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; パイ is a mahjong term for tile.
Compound of 捨て (discard) + 牌 (mahjong tile).