''Zhong Fa Bai'' are the enigma tiles of mahjong. No one is truly sure about the history these tiles. One suggested theory is that the ''Zhong'' character, meaning ''middle'', represents center. The ''Fa'' character, meaning ''release'', represents the shooting or releasing of an arrow. The '''Bai'' character means ''one hundred''. There is an old Chinese idiom, ''Bai Fa Bai Zhong'' which means ''A hundred shots, a hundred bull's-eyes'', the goal of any mahjong player.
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