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Taiwanese mahjong · tai pattern

字一色

zìyīsè · all honours

8台Honours only: 8 tai, without 碰碰胡 on top.
Example
pung東E東E東E
pung南S南S南S
西W西W西W中中中發發發

South wins on West's discard, East round, East deals.

Round wind 圈風 1 + Seat wind 門風 1 + Pair wait 單吊 1 + Three concealed pungs 三暗刻 2 + All honours 字一色 8 + Little three dragons 小三元 4 = 17 tai

In one line8 tai by default. Other values: zh Wikibooks 8 to 24+ (discussed), IGS (明星3缺1) as 清一色, ZSY (宅神爺) 16, Mahjong Masters 16, 碰碰胡 etc. on top.

Conditions

  • All seventeen tiles are winds or dragons.
  • 圈風, 門風 and the dragon lines (三元台, or 小三元 / 大三元) still add. With no suited tile it is not 混一色.

Each source's value

8 台Default · Gamesofa (神來也), MJOnline (戲谷)
8 to 24+ (discussed)zh Wikibooks
as 清一色IGS (明星3缺1)
16 台ZSY (宅神爺)
16, 碰碰胡 etc. on topMahjong Masters
–Not listed: Willoughby (1998)

With other lines

Replaces (not counted as well):

In the example it adds to:

The example, settled

Who pays what (base 100, 20 per tai)

  • Westbase 100 + 17 tai × 20−440
  • South collects+440

Dealer and streak tai are added only to payments the dealer is part of. Open this hand in the calculator →

Common questions

字一色: how many tai, and more

How many tai is 字一色 (all honours)?
8 tai by default. Other values: zh Wikibooks 8 to 24+ (discussed), IGS (明星3缺1) as 清一色, ZSY (宅神爺) 16, Mahjong Masters 16, 碰碰胡 etc. on top.
What does 字一色 not stack with?
字一色 replaces 碰碰胡.
How do I check whether my hand scores 字一色?
Tap the hand into the tai calculator and it lists every line. Open this page's example in the calculator.