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
