听 牌

tīng páidictionary entry

(mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

聽牌听牌 [ting1 pai2] /(mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand/(sports) to be on the verge of winning/

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Other forms in these source records: 聽牌

听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
tīng
to listen to / to hear / to heed / to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be / to allow (Taiwan pr. [tìng]) / (literary) to administer / to deal with (Taiwan pr. [tìng])
牌
pái
signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuài]) / brand / trademark / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhāng]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[cí pái] and 曲牌[qǔ pái])

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