riichi
Pluralriichis (some meanings)
- 1A bet and scoring bonus in mahjong, made by saying your hand needs just one more tile to win.
Like saying out loud that you'll win the next round, and putting money on it.
He declared riichi as soon as his hand needed only one more tile.
If you call riichi and lose, you give up your thousand-point bet.
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- 2The call a player makes out loud to announce a riichi bet.
Like calling 'bingo' out loud the moment your card is ready.
She said riichi loudly so everyone at the table knew she was betting.
A clear riichi from across the table told us his hand was ready.
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- 3Clipping of riichi mahjong. It's the short, casual name for the game.
Do you want to play some riichi tonight?
He's been learning riichi for a couple of months.
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- 4In slot and pachinko games, the moment when you are just one symbol short of hitting a jackpot.
Like a scratch card showing two matching pictures while you scratch off the third.
The screen hit riichi, so we held our breath for the last symbol.
Getting riichi made the machine flash and play exciting music.
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Origin
From Japanese 立直 (rīchi), which came from Chinese 立直 (lìzhí).