東とん

noun

east wind tile

In mahjong, the tile representing the east wind. Often part of a pung or kong for scoring.

from Chinese dōng

• 東とんをポンして、役やくを確かく定ていさせた。

  I called pung on the east wind tile and secured my hand.

noun

hand with a pung/kong of east wind tiles

A winning mahjong hand that includes a pung or kong of east wind tiles, often as a yaku.

• 親おやの東とんは、役やく満まんに近ちかい高こう得とく点てんの手てだ。

  A dealer's hand with a pung of east wind tiles is a high-scoring hand close to a yakuman.