麻将 mahjong
　　暗杠 drawing a tile by oneself, making four similar tiles of a kind and putting them face down
　　暗坎 concealing 3-tiles in order of a kind
　　八圈 eight rounds of play
　　边张 side tiles
　　吃张 drawing
　　抽头 the kitty
　　筹码 counter; chip; dib
　　出张 discarding a tile
　　大满贯 grand slam
　　单钓 waiting for one of the pair to win
　　单听 awaiting the only one necessary tile to win
　　地和 going out or winning a hand after drawing only one tile
　　吊牌 fishing; awaiting one’s winning tile
　　对对胡 winning with all paired tiles
　　对门 opponent sitting opposite to one
　　对碰 waiting for two tiles to win; making two pairs
　　杠后开花 drawing a tile, after a gang, from the end of the wall to win the game
　　跟牌 following suit
　　进张 drawing a useful tile
　　扣牌 holding up a tile
　　拦和 be won by one’s left or opposing opponent with the same tile one needs
　　连庄 remaining the dealer
　　牌友 matching play
　　平和 a win without points
　　七对 seven pairs
　　砌牌 forming the wall of stacks
　　清一色 all of one suit; flush; having all tiles in one suit
　　全字 pure characters
　　缺一门 lacking a suit
　　三缺一 three players looking for one more player
　　上家 opponent on the left
　　十三幺 the thirteen orphans(1,9,and one of each character)
　　天和 a natural win; a heavenly hand
　　跳牌 skipping
　　听牌 waiting for the one necessary tile to win
　　洗牌 shuffling the tiles
　　下家 opponent on the right
　　一对 one pair
　　一番 one time (in scoring)
　　一圈 a round
　　一条龙 a complete sequence from 1 to 9
　　诈和 declaring a false win
　　庄家 dealer
　　自摸 winning by one’s own draw
　　做相公 be unconscious of a shortage or surplus of tiles