Taiwanese mahjong · tai pattern
邊張
biānzhāng · edge wait
1台The hand waited on one tile kind only, an edge wait: 1-2 waiting on 3, or 8-9 waiting on 7. 1 tai.
South wins on West's discard, East round, East deals.
Concealed hand 門清 1 + Edge wait 邊張 1 = 2 tai
In one line1 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 2.
Conditions
- Before the win, this was your only wait.
- Waits are counted from your own tiles: a tile whose four copies you already hold or show cannot be waited on, and tiles out elsewhere on the table do not change your waits.
- 全求人 and 半求人 do not add it.
Each source's value
1 台Default · Gamesofa (神來也), IGS (明星3缺1), Mahjong Masters, zh Wikibooks
2 台ZSY (宅神爺)
–Not listed: MJOnline (戲谷)
The example, settled
Who pays what (base 100, 20 per tai)
- Westbase 100 + 2 tai × 20−140
- South collects+140
Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator →
Common questions
邊張: how many tai, and more
How many tai is 邊張 (edge wait)?
1 tai by default. Other values: ZSY (宅神爺) 2.
What does 邊張 not stack with?
全求人, 半求人 replace it.
How do I check whether my hand scores 邊張?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.