– This is one of the three main suits, and they are sometimes referred to as bams or sticks.

– This refers to one of the three different suits of tiles, and is occasionally referred to as cracks.

– When you have three tiles that are of the exact same suit in sequence or knitted.

– This is one of the three main suits, and is sometimes referred to as dots or coins.

– When a tile or tiles are drawn from the wall but then not exposed.

– A tile that is thrown away and not chosen by another player.

Kong - A hand that has four identical suit tiles that is not in a kong.

– A tile that is face up and can be seen, part of a player's set or a discarded tile.

– This is another term for "Going Mahjong".

– This refers to the pair of tiles that a player has to have in most hands in order to go out.