門前めんぜん

noun

concealed hand; not having called any tiles

Mahjong term, abbreviation of 門前清. Describes a hand where the player has not called any tiles from opponents, keeping all tiles drawn from the wall.

from Chinese

See also: 門前清

• 門前めんぜんでテンパイした。

  I reached tenpai with a concealed hand.

• 門前めんぜんでリーチをかけると一いー翻はんつく。