Taiwanese mahjong · the tai table
The tai table, with every variant side by side
The default is what most Taiwanese tables and the big apps play. Where a source differs, the table names it next to the number. The game engine prints every value. Tap a pattern for an example hand.
The formula
底 + 台 × 單位 unit
Tai add up. At 100/20, a 5-tai hand costs a plain payer 100 + 5 × 20 = 200.
Who pays
Self-draw: three. Discard: one.
Dealer (1) and streak (2N) tai count only between the dealer and the player paying.
No minimum
A 0-tai hand still wins
屁胡 wins the base only. Big hands add to everything else, with no cap.
=same as the default–not listed by that source6a value that differsConditions for each line are in the rules
| Pattern | Tai | Counted | What it is | Variants | Gamesofa (神來也) | IGS (明星3缺1) | MJOnline (戲谷) | Mahjong Masters | ZSY (宅神爺) | zh Wikibooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||||||||||
| 莊家zhuāngjiā | 1台 | per payment the dealer is part of | Every payment between the dealer and another player carries 1 extra tai. Payments between two non-dealers carry none. | all sources agree | = | = | = | = | = | = |
| 連N拉Nlián N lā N | 2N台 | on the same payments as 莊家 | N is the number of hands in a row this dealer has kept the deal, by a win or a drawn hand. 連2拉2 is 4 tai, 5 with the dealer tai. | MJOnline (戲谷)2N (or N) Mahjong Masters連 + 拉 Willoughby (1998)+2 per repeat win | = | = | 2N (or N) | 連 + 拉 | = | = |
| 門清ménqīng | 1台 | No chow, pung, exposed or added kong; a concealed kong is fine. On a discard win it scores 1; on a self-draw it becomes 門清自摸. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 自摸zìmō | 1台 | You drew the winning tile yourself, from the wall or a replacement: 1 tai. A concealed hand scores 門清自摸 instead. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 門清自摸ménqīng zìmō | 3台 | A concealed hand that self-draws scores 3 on one line: 門清 1, 自摸 1 and 不求 1. Players call it 「門清一摸三」. | ZSY (宅神爺)5 | = | = | = | = | 5 | = | |
| 不求bùqiú | 1台 | When a 天聽 or 地聽 hand self-draws, 門清 is already part of the ready bonus, and 不求 still scores 1. | IGS (明星3缺1)not listed MJOnline (戲谷)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)not listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | = | – | – | = | – | – | |
| Winds and dragons | ||||||||||
| 圈風quānfēng | 1台 | per set | A pung or kong of the round wind, 1 per set. In the East round an East pung scores for anyone. | ZSY (宅神爺)listed, no value | = | = | = | = | listed, no value | = |
| 門風ménfēng | 1台 | per set | A pung or kong of your own seat wind, 1 per set. Seat winds count from the player whose wall was opened (東家), who is not always the dealer. | ZSY (宅神爺)listed, no value | = | = | = | = | listed, no value | = |
| 三元牌sānyuánpái | 1台 | per set | A pung or kong of 中, 發 or 白, 1 per set. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = |
| Flowers | ||||||||||
| 正花zhènghuā | 1台 | per tile | A flower whose number matches your seat, 1 per tile: East 1, South 2, West 3, North 4. | ZSY (宅神爺)listed, no value | = | = | = | = | listed, no value | = |
| 花槓huāgàng | 2台 | per series of four | All four plants (梅蘭菊竹) or all four seasons (春夏秋冬): 2 tai, in place of that series' own flower. | MJOnline (戲谷)1 zh Wikibooks2, plus 正花 | = | = | 1 | = | = | 2, plus 正花 |
| How you won | ||||||||||
| 邊張biānzhāng | 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. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 MJOnline (戲谷)not listed | = | = | – | = | 2 | = | |
| 中洞zhōngdòng | 1台 | One wait only, for the middle tile: 4-6 waiting on 5. 1 tai. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 MJOnline (戲谷)not listed | = | = | – | = | 2 | = | |
| 單吊dāndiào | 1台 | One wait only, for the second tile of your pair. 1 tai. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 MJOnline (戲谷)not listed | = | = | – | = | 2 | = | |
| 獨聽dútīng | 1台 | One wait only, of another shape: for example a two-sided wait whose other end you already hold all four of. 1 tai. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 MJOnline (戲谷)not listed | = | = | – | = | 2 | = | |
| 搶槓qiǎnggàng | 1台 | You win on the tile another player adds to an exposed pung: 1 tai. It counts as their discard, so they pay alone and there is no 自摸. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 槓上開花gàngshàng kāihuā | 1台 | You self-draw on the replacement tile after a kong or a flower: 1 tai, plus 自摸. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 海底撈月hǎidǐ lāo yuè | 1台 | You self-draw the last drawable tile: 1 tai, plus 自摸. | ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 河底撈魚hédǐ lāo yú | 1台 | You win on the discard made after the last drawable tile: 1 tai. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed IGS (明星3缺1)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)2 Willoughby (1998)not listed | – | – | = | = | 2 | = | |
| 全求人quánqiúrén | 2台 | All five sets claimed, one tile left in hand, won on a discard: 2 tai. No 單吊 on top. | ZSY (宅神爺)3 Mahjong Masters3 (with 單吊) | = | = | = | 3 (with 單吊) | 3 | = | |
| 半求人bànqiúrén | 1台 | As 全求人, but self-drawn: 1 tai, plus 自摸. | zh Wikibooksone variant, +1 IGS (明星3缺1)not listed MJOnline (戲谷)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)not listed Willoughby (1998)not listed | = | – | – | = | – | one variant, +1 | |
| Hand shapes | ||||||||||
| 平胡pínghú | 2台 | Five chows and a pair of suited tiles, no honours, no flowers, won on a discard with a two-sided wait: 2 tai. 門清 adds on top. | ZSY (宅神爺)3, not concealed | = | = | = | = | 3, not concealed | = | |
| 三暗刻sān ànkè | 2台 | Three pungs you drew yourself, concealed kongs included: 2 tai. A pung finished by another player's discard is not concealed. | ZSY (宅神爺)3 | = | = | = | = | 3 | = | |
| 四暗刻sì ànkè | 5台 | Four concealed pungs: 5 tai, in place of 三暗刻. | ZSY (宅神爺)7 Willoughby (1998)7 | = | = | = | = | 7 | = | |
| 五暗刻wǔ ànkè | 8台 | Five concealed pungs: 8 tai, in place of 四暗刻. | ZSY (宅神爺)12 Willoughby (1998)14 | = | = | = | = | 12 | = | |
| 碰碰胡pèngpènghú | 4台 | Five pungs or kongs and a pair, no chows: 4 tai. Also called 對對胡. | ZSY (宅神爺)6 Willoughby (1998)7 | = | = | = | = | 6 | = | |
| 混一色hùnyīsè | 4台 | One suit plus honours: 4 tai. Also called 湊一色. | ZSY (宅神爺)6 Willoughby (1998)7 | = | = | = | = | 6 | = | |
| 清一色qīngyīsè | 8台 | One suit, no honours: 8 tai. | ZSY (宅神爺)12 Willoughby (1998)14 | = | = | = | = | 12 | = | |
| 字一色zìyīsè | 8台 | Honours only: 8 tai, without 碰碰胡 on top. | zh Wikibooks8 to 24+ (discussed) IGS (明星3缺1)as 清一色 ZSY (宅神爺)16 Mahjong Masters16, 碰碰胡 etc. on top Willoughby (1998)not listed | = | as 清一色 | = | 16, 碰碰胡 etc. on top | 16 | 8 to 24+ (discussed) | |
| Big and special hands | ||||||||||
| 小三元xiǎo sānyuán | 4台 | Two dragon pungs and a dragon pair: 4 tai, in place of 三元牌. | ZSY (宅神爺)6 Willoughby (1998)7 | = | = | = | = | 6 | = | |
| 大三元dà sānyuán | 8台 | Pungs of all three dragons: 8 tai, in place of 三元牌. | ZSY (宅神爺)12 Willoughby (1998)14 | = | = | = | = | 12 | = | |
| 小四喜xiǎo sìxǐ | 8台 | Three wind pungs and a wind pair: 8 tai. 圈風 and 門風 still add. | ZSY (宅神爺)12 Willoughby (1998)7 | = | = | = | = | 12 | = | |
| 大四喜dà sìxǐ | 16台 | Pungs of all four winds: 16 tai, in place of 圈風 and 門風. | ZSY (宅神爺)24 Willoughby (1998)14 Mahjong Masters16, wind lines still add | = | = | = | 16, wind lines still add | 24 | = | |
| 宣告聽牌xuāngào tīngpái | 1台 | You declare your ready hand: 1 tai. After that you may only discard the tile you draw. | zh Wikibooksnot listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed ZSY (宅神爺)2 | = | = | = | – | 2 | – | |
| 地聽dìtīng | 4台 | You keep your first draw and declare ready with your first discard, before anyone has called: 4 tai. It replaces 宣告聽牌 and 門清. | zh Wikibooks8 MJOnline (戲谷)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)not listed | = | = | – | = | – | 8 | |
| 天聽tiāntīng | 8台 | Your dealt tiles are already ready and you declare with your first discard: 8 tai. It replaces 宣告聽牌 and 門清. | zh Wikibooks16 Gamesofa (神來也)not listed MJOnline (戲谷)not listed | – | = | – | = | = | 16 | |
| 人胡rénhú | 8台 | A non-dealer wins on a discard before their own first draw, and nobody has called: 8 tai. | zh Wikibooksnot listed IGS (明星3缺1)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)16 Mahjong Masters16 | = | – | = | 16 | 16 | – | |
| 地胡dìhú | 16台 | A non-dealer self-draws on their very first draw, and nobody has called: 16 tai. | ZSY (宅神爺)24 Willoughby (1998)14 zh Wikibooks16 (on the dealer's first discard) | = | = | = | = | 24 | 16 (on the dealer's first discard) | |
| 天胡tiānhú | 24台 | The dealer wins on the opening 17 tiles, after flower replacement and before any discard: 24 tai. | zh Wikibooks32 ZSY (宅神爺)36 Mahjong Masters16 Willoughby (1998)14 | = | = | = | 16 | 36 | 32 | |
| 八仙過海bāxiān guòhǎi | 8台 | All eight flowers: an instant win worth 8, paid by all three. | ZSY (宅神爺)16 Willoughby (1998)14 CML (tournament)no instant win, +8 only | = | = | = | = | 16 | = | |
| 七搶一qī qiǎng yī | 8台 | You hold seven flowers and take the eighth from another player: an instant win worth 8, paid by that player alone. | IGS (明星3缺1)not listed ZSY (宅神爺)16 Mahjong Mastersnot played Willoughby (1998)14 CML (tournament)not played | = | – | = | not played | 16 | = | |
| 配牌花胡pèipái huāhú | 12台 | The deal itself gives you 八仙過海 or 七搶一: 12 tai. | IGS (明星3缺1)not listed MJOnline (戲谷)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed ZSY (宅神爺)not listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | = | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tables that play 見花見字 (the other mode) | ||||||||||
| 見花見台jiàn huā jiàn tái | 1台 | per tile | At 見花見字 tables every flower scores 1, whatever its number. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | – | = | = | – | = | – |
| 見風見台jiàn fēng jiàn tái | 1台 | per set | At 見花見字 tables every wind pung scores 1, whatever the round or seat. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | – | = | = | – | = | – |
| 無字無花wú zì wú huā | 2台 | At 見花見字 tables, a hand with no honours and no flowers: 2 tai. 平胡 replaces it. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | – | = | = | – | = | – | |
| 明槓mínggàng | 1台 | per kong | At 見花見字 tables, each exposed or added kong: 1 tai. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | – | = | = | – | = | – |
| 暗槓àngàng | 2台 | per kong | At 見花見字 tables, each concealed kong: 2 tai. | Gamesofa (神來也)not listed Mahjong Mastersnot listed zh Wikibooksnot listed | – | = | = | – | = | – |
At 見花見字 tables, 圈風, 門風 and 正花 do not score; the five rows of the last group do instead. The calculator can switch to it.
Take it with you
Print it for the table, or send it to the group
A4 print sheet
Phone-sized imageSources
How the defaults were chosen
The majority of Taiwan-domestic sources wins; a tie goes to the most-played app.
- Gamesofa (神來也)tai sheet and rule guide
- IGS (明星3缺1)tai pages
- MJOnline (戲谷)rules, general column
- Mahjong Masters2023 tournament rules (the Chinese text governs)
- ZSY (宅神爺)tai page (an inflated scale)
- zh Wikibooksthe 臺灣麻將 book
- CML (tournament)tournament rules
- Shifu (乃哥)article on counting tai
- Willoughby (1998)1998 English rules