洗牌しーぱい

noun

shuffling of mahjong tiles

Only with reading シーパイ

Standard mahjong term for the shuffling process at the start of a game. Read as シーパイ.

from Chinese xǐ pái

• 対たい局きょくの前まえに、全ぜん員いんで洗しー牌ぱいを行おこなう。

  Before the game, everyone shuffles the tiles together.

noun

cleaning mahjong tiles

Only with reading せんパイ

Rare sense referring to physically washing or wiping mahjong tiles. Read as せんパイ.

• 古ふるい牌ぱいは洗せん牌ぱいしてから保ほ管かんする。

  Old tiles are cleaned before being stored.