暗杠：drawingatilebyoneself,makingfoursimilartilesofakindandputtingthemfacedown
暗坎：concealing3-tilesinorderofakind
八圈：eightroundsofplay
边张：sidetiles
吃张：drawing
抽头：thekitty
筹码：counter;chip;dib
出张：discardingatile
大满贯：grandslam
单钓：waitingforoneofthepairtowin
单听：awaitingtheonlyonenecessarytiletowin
地和：goingoutorwinningahandafterdrawingonlyonetile
吊牌：fishing;awaitingone’swinningtile
对对胡：winningwithallpairedtiles
对门：opponentsittingoppositetoone
对碰：waitingfortwotilestowin;makingtwopairs
杠后开花：drawingatile,afteragang,fromtheendofthewalltowinthegame
跟牌：followingsuit
进张：drawingausefultile
扣牌：holdingupatile
拦和：bewonbyone’sleftoropposingopponentwiththesametileoneneeds
连庄：remainingthedealer
牌友：matchingplay
平和：awinwithoutpoints
七对：sevenpairs
砌牌：formingthewallofstacks
清一色：allofonesuit;flush;havingalltilesinonesuit
全字：purecharacters
缺一门：lackingasuit
三缺一：threeplayerslookingforonemoreplayer
上家：opponentontheleft
十三幺：thethirteenorphans(1,9,andoneofeachcharacter)
天和：anaturalwin;aheavenlyhand
跳牌：skipping
听牌：waitingfortheonenecessarytiletowin
洗牌：shufflingthetiles
下家：opponentontheright
一对：onepair
一番：onetime(inscoring)
一圈：around
一条龙：acompletesequencefrom1to9
诈和：declaringafalsewin
庄家：dealer
自摸：winningbyone’sowndraw
做相公：beunconsciousofashortageorsurplusoftiles