yaochūhai
1. terminal and honor tiles (i.e. 1, 9, and non-numbered tiles)
Noun
1. terminal and honor tiles (i.e. 1, 9, and non-numbered tiles)
1. tanyao (winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles); all simples
1. all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles — explanation
1. Wasn't the 9-tile.; Wasn't the 9-card.
1. thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile — explanation
1. Was a mahjong tile.
1. If/when mo-kyū pādo (a card game); If it were mo-kyū pādo
1. Probably a nine-card hand.
1. Wasn't nine.; Didn't have nine.
1. Was not the 9-card.; Did not have the 9-card.