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east wind tile
winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles
「東」 has other readings with different meanings.
東を鳴いて早い上がりを狙った。
I called an east tile aiming for a quick win.
東が場風なので大事に持っている。
East is the round wind so I'm keeping it carefully.
ここで東を切ると振り込む危険がかなり高い。
Discarding an east tile here has a considerably high risk of dealing in.