自摸

zìmō
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile
  2. 2 to win by drawing the final tile oneself

Examples

Tā zìmōle yī bǎ dà pái!
He self-drew a big winning hand!
Zìmō bǐ hú biérén de pái défēn gāo.
Self-drawing scores higher than winning off someone else's discard.

Tips

culture
In mahjong, there are two ways to complete a hand: (hú) off another player's discard, or 自摸 by drawing your own winning tile from the wall. 自摸 pays more because all three opponents pay.
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Also exists as a slang term for masturbation; in a mahjong context the meaning is unambiguous.

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