noun
west wind tile
Mahjong term for the west wind tile. Used in tile calls and hand descriptions.
from Chinese xī
西を切るか、それとも残すか迷っている。
I'm wondering whether to discard the west wind tile or keep it.
noun
winning hand with a pung/kong of west wind tiles
Mahjong term for a completed hand that includes a pung or kong of west wind tiles. Often part of a specific yaku (役) or scoring pattern.
彼は西の刻子が入った手で和了した。
He won with a hand that had a pung of west wind tiles.
South wind tile.
North wind tile.
From Chinese 西 (xī), meaning 'west'. Used as a mahjong tile name.