連れんチャン

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

streak; series; consecutive events

Colloquial term for a run of repeated events, such as drinking sessions, meetings, wins, or any consecutive occurrence. Often used with counters like 3連チャン (three in a row).

from Chinese liánzhuāng

• 今こん週しゅうは飲のみ会かいが3連れんチャンだ。

  This week I have drinking parties three days in a row.

• 彼かれは麻雀まーじゃんで5連れんチャン勝かった。

  He won five straight games of mahjong.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dealer continuation; dealer keep

Mahjong term: when the dealer wins and retains the dealer position for the next hand. This is the original meaning from which the colloquial 'streak' sense derives.

• 親おやが連れんチャンすると、場ばに流ながれる点てん数すうが増ふえる。

  When the dealer continues, the points in play increase.