mén wài shí sān yāo 門外十三么 - 20 fān (men wai shi san yao - 20 fan)
Your discard pile consists of 13 tiles of only 1s, 9s, Winds, or Dragons, and all of your discarded tiles are distinct. You cannot discard the same tile twice.
tīan pái 天牌 - 20 fān (tian pai - 20 fan)
Gift from Heaven. Your starting hand is a winning hand.
shí bā lúo hàn 十八羅漢 - 20 fān (shi ba luo han - 20 fan)
You have 4 exposed gàngs (gangs) (quadruplets).
shí èr jīn chāi 十二金釵 - 20 fān (shi er jin chai - 20 fan)
You have four triplets/quadruplets from the same suit in a sequence.
wù mén qǐ sān shù 五門齊三數 - 20 fān (wu men qi san shu - 20 fan)
Your hand contains all five suits: tiao, tong, wan, Winds, and Dragons. Also, your hand uses only three numbers. All Winds count as a single number. All Dragons count as a single number.
sì àn kàn 四暗坎 - 20 fān (si an kan - 20 fan)
You have four sets of self-drawn triplets.
jīang jīang pèng 將將碰 - 20 fān (jiang jiang peng - 20 fan)
All your sets are triplets/quadruplets of 2s, 5s, or 8s. Your jiang (pair) also has to be 2s, 5s, or 8s.
èr shù 二數 - 20 fān (er shu - 20 fan)
Your hand uses only two numbers. All Winds count as a single number. All Dragons count as a single number.
dà sì xǐ 大四喜 - 20 fān (da si zi - 20 fan)
You have triplets/quadruplets of all 4 Winds.
shǐ sān yāo 十三么 - 20 fān (shi san yao - 20 fan)
Your hand consists of only 1s, 9s, Winds, or Dragons, and all of your tiles are distinct (except for your jiang (pair)).
qī dùi 七對 - 8 fān (qi dui - 8 fan)
You have 7 pairs.
sān sì gūi 三四歸 - 8 fān (san si gui - 8 fan)
You have all four instances of THREE distinct numbers, and they form four sets: three triplets and one sequence.
sì gūi sì 四歸四 - 8 fān (si gui si - 8 fan)
You have all four instances of a tile, and each of them are part of a sequence.
tǎ bān gāo 塔般高 - 8 fān (ta ban gao - 8 fan)
Three identical sequences from the same suit.
shūang lóng bào 雙龍抱 - 8 fān (shuang long bao - 8 fan)
Two instances of yī bān gāo (same sequence with the same suit), plus a jiang (pair).
qúan dài 全帶 - 8 fān (quan dai - 8 fan)
All sets contain the same number.
sān shù 三數 - 8 fān (san shu - 8 fan)
Your hand uses only three numbers. All Winds count as a single number. All Dragons count as a single number.
xǐao sì xǐ 小四喜 - 8 fān (xiao si xi - 8 fan)
You have triplets or quadruplets of three Winds, and a pair of the fourth Wind.
dà sān yúan 大三元 - 8 fān (da san yuan - 8 fan)
You have triplets or quadruplets of all Dragons.
qīng yī sè 清一色 - 8 fān (qing yi se - 8 fan)
All of your tiles are from a single suit.
gàng shàng gàng 槓上槓 - 5 fān (gang shang gang - 5 fan)
Your gàng (quadruplet) leads to a second gàng, which leads to you drawing the winning tile. (Self-drawn)
shūang sì gūi 雙四歸 - 5 fān (shuang si gui - 5 fan)
You have all four instances of TWO distinct numbers, and they form three sets: two triplets and a sequence in the middle.
sì gūi sān 四歸三 - 5 fān (si gui san - 5 fan)
You have all four instances of a tile. Two instances are each part of a sequence, and the other two instances form your jiang (pair).
sān gàng 三槓 - 5 fān (san gang - 5 fan)
Three quadruplets.
sān àn kǎn 三暗坎 - 5 fān (san an kan - 5 fan)
Three self-drawn triplets.
shūang pīao 雙鳳 - 5 fān (shuang piao - 5 fan)
2 instances of lǎo shào (1, 2, 3 and 7, 8, 9 of the same suit).
shūang fèng 雙鳳 double phoenixes - 5 fān (shuang feng - 5 fan)
3 identical sequential sets, one from each suit, plus another identical sequence from any suit.
shūang hūa lóng 雙花龍 - 5 fān (shuang hua long - 5 fan)
hūa lóng (hua long - a 1 through 9 sequence with all three suits) plus another sequence.
shūang lóng 雙龍 - 5 fān (shuang long - 5 fan)
yī tíao lóng (yi tiao long - a 1 through 9 sequence of a single suit) plus another sequence in the same suit.
qīng dài yāo 清帶么 - 5 fān (qing dai yao - 5 fan)
Your hand consists of sequences, triplets, or quadruplets that all contain a 1 or a 9. The jiang (pair) is 1s or 9s. Wind and Dragon sets are NOT allowed.
xǐao sān yúan 小三元 - 5 fān (xiao san yuan - 5 fan)
Two Dragon triplets plus a Dragon jiang (pair).
dà sān fēng 大三風 - 5 fān (da san feng - 5 fan)
Three Wind triplets/quadruplets.
yī mō sān 一摸三 - 3 fān (yi mo san - 3 fan)
zì mo (zi mo, self drawn) + mén qīng (men qing, concealed hand) + bù qǐu (bu qiu, all self drawn). In other words, your hand is entirely self-drawn.
xǐao sān fēng 小三風 - 3 fān (xiao san feng - 3 fan)
Two Wind triplets/quadruplets plus a Wind jiang (pair).
bān gāo pèng 般高碰 - 3 fān (ban gao peng - 3 fan)
3 triplets in numerical order from the same suit.
dà jǐe mèi pèng 大姊妺碰 - 3 fān (da jie mei peng - 3 fan)
You have the same triplets or quadruplets from all three numeric suits.
dà jǐe mèi 大姊妹 - 3 fān (da jie mei - 3 fan)
You have the same sequence from all three numeric suits.
hùn yāo 混么 - 3 fān (hun yao - 3 fan)
Your hand consists of sequences, triplets, or quadruplets that all contain a 1 or a 9. Wind and Dragon sets are allowed.
yī tíao lóng 一條龍 - 3 fān (yi tiao long - 3 fan)
You have a 1 through 9 sequence of a single suit (tiao, tong, or wan).
wú mén qí 五門齊 - 3 fān (wu men qi - 3 fan)
Your hand contains all five suits: tiao, tong, wan, Winds, and Dragons.
dùi dùi hú 碰碰胡 - 3 fān (dui dui hu - 3 fan)
All of your sets are triplets (along with a jiang (pair)).
hùn yī sè 混一色 - 3 fān (hun yi se - 3 fan)
Your hand consists of a single suit (tiao, tong, or wan). It may also have Winds or Dragons.
hūa lóng 花龍 - 3 fān (hua long - 3 fan)
You hand contains a 1-2-3 sequence in one suit, a 4-5-6 sequence in another suit, and a 7-8-9 sequence in the third suit.
qúan qǐu rěn 全求人 - 3 fān (quan qiu ren - 3 fan)
All of your sets were completed using tiles that others discarded. Your winning tile was also discarded by someone else.
lǐang gàng 兩槓 - 3 fān (liang gang - 3 fan)
Your hand contains two quadruplets.
dùan yāo 斷么 - 2 fān (duan yao - 2 fan)
Your hand has no 1s, no 9, no Winds, and no Dragons. In other words, your hand uses only tiles between 2s and 8s inclusive.
lǐang àn kǎn 兩暗坎- 2 fān (liang an kan - 2 fan)
You have two self-drawn (concealed) triplets.
píng hú 平胡 - 2 fān (ping hu - 2 fan)
Your hand consists of sequences from only three suits.
sì gūi èr 四歸二 - 2 fān (si gui er - 2 fan)
You have all four instances of a tile. Three instances make a triplet and the fourth instance is part of a sequence.
qūe yī mén 缺一門 - 2 fān (que yi men - 2 fan)
Your hand consists of tiles from only two suits. Winds and Dragons each count as a suit.
júe zhāng 絕張 - 1 fān (jue zhang - 1 fan)
Your winning tile was the last instance of that tile. The other 3 instances of that tile were previously discarded.
zhōng fā bái 中發白 - 1 fān (zhong fa bai - 1 fan)
You have a triplet of red, green, or white dragons.
qūan fēng/mén fēng 圈風/門風 - 1 fān (quan feng/men feng - 1 fan)
You have a triplet of the wind for this round or the wind for your seat.
hǎi dǐ lāo 海底撈 scoop the bottom of the ocean - 1 fān (hai di lao - 1 fan)
You drew the very last tile of the game, and it was your winning tile. (Self-drawn)
gàng shàng kāi hūa 槓上開花 - 1 fān (gang shang kai hua - 1 fan)
You got a gàng and then when you drew the tile from the end of the wall, it was your winning tile. (Self-drawn)
lǎo shào pèng 老少碰 - 1 fān (lao shao peng - 1 fan)
You have 1, 1, 1 and 9, 9, 9 of the same suit.
lǎo shào 老少 - 1 fān (lao shao - 1 fan)
You have 1, 2, 3 and 7, 8, 9 of the same suit.
yī bān gāo 一般高 - 1 fān (yi ban gao - 1 fan)
You have the same sequence with the same suit.
xǐao jǐe mèi pèng 小姊妹碰 - 1 fān (xiao jie mei peng - 1 fan)
You have triplets or quadruplets from two different suits with the same number.
xǐao jǐe mèi 小姊妹 - 1 fān (xiao jie mei - 1 fan)
You have the same sequence with two different suits.
kǎ wǔ 卡五 - 1 fān (ka wu - 1 fan)
You were waiting for a 5-tile to complete a sequence to win. Example of your last set before getting the winning 5-tile:
dú tìng 獨聽 - 1 fān (du ting - 1 fan)
There was only one specific tile you needed to win.
jìang 將 (pair) - 1 fān (jiang - 1 fan)
Your jìang is 2, 5, or 8.
qǐang gàng 搶槓 - 1 fān (qiang gang - 1 fan)
You stole another player's exposed gàng to win.
yī gàng 一槓 - 1 fān (yi gang - 1 fan)
Your hand contains a quadruplet.
bàn qíu rén 半求人 - 1 fān (ban qiu ren - 1 fan)
Your sets were created entirely from tiles from other players, except you drew your own winning tile. (Self-drawn)
dùi pèng 對碰 - 1 fān (dui peng - 1 fan)
Immediately before winning, you had two pairs and you completed one of the sets to win.
zì mo 自摸 - 1 fān (zi mo - 1 fan)
You drew your own winning tile. (Self-drawn)
mén qīng 門清 - 1 fān (men qing - 1 fan)
All of your sets were concealed (self-drawn) until the winning tile appeared. The winning tile could have come from anywhere (another player or self-drawn).