mahjong

mah-jongg

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-jawng, -jong, -zhawng, -zhong]
- /ˈmɑˈdʒɔŋ, -ˈdʒɒŋ, -ˈʒɔŋ, -ˈʒɒŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-jawng, -jong, -zhawng, -zhong]
- /ˈmɑˈdʒɔŋ, -ˈdʒɒŋ, -ˈʒɔŋ, -ˈʒɒŋ/

Definitions of mahjong word

noun mahjong a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces. 1
verb without object mahjong to win a game of mah-jongg. 1
noun mahjong A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits. 1
noun mahjong Chinese game played with tiles 1
noun mahjong a game of Chinese origin, usually played by four people, in which tiles bearing various designs are drawn and discarded until one player has an entire hand of winning combinations 0
noun mahjong A solitaire game using the same tiles. 0

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Origin of mahjong

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < dialectal Chinese; compare Guangdong dial. màh-jéuk, Chinese máquè literally, sparrow (depicted on the first tile of a set), equivalent to má hemp + què bird

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mahjong popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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