mahjong
A game for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suitsA game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
» I don't know how to play mahjong.
Ich kann kein Mah-Jongg spielen.
Я не умею играть в маджонг.
Я не вмію грати в маджонг.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
Mah-Jongg
маджо́нгmadžóng, мацзя́нmaczján, мадзя́нmadzján
маджонгmadžonh
Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles
(uncountable)A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.
Examples
35 sentencesI don't know how to play mahjong.
Я не вмію грати в маджонг.
ruЯ не умею играть в маджонг.
deIch kann kein Mah-Jongg spielen.
Tom hasn't played mahjong in ages.
Tom knows how to play mahjong.
I hear he is good at mahjong.
ruЯ слышал, что он хорош в игре в маджонг.
Does Tom know how to play mahjong?
Translations
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Origin
From Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive sufFrom Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive suffix 兒／儿 /ŋ̍/.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles:Mah-Jongg
Word family
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