also: すうパイ
suited tiles
In mahjong, tiles of the three suits (manzu, pinzu, sōzu), as opposed to honor tiles.
from Chinese shù pái
Suited tiles come in three types: manzu, pinzu, and sōzu.
If you have too many suited tiles in your hand, it's hard to form a yaku.
Standard kanji spelling for mahjong suited tiles.
Mixed kana/katakana reading variant; less common than シューパイ.
From Chinese 数牌 (shù pái, 'number tiles'). The reading シューパイ reflects the Chinese-derived on'yomi, while すうパイ is a mixed reading.