Etymology

tanyao

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Today it means: A yaku awarded for winning a hand with no honor or terminal tiles. Full definition →

Japanese 断么
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from断么
  2. English todaytanyao

From Japanese 断么 (tan'yao).

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