Definition of mah-jong in English:

mah-jong

(also mah-jongg)

noun mɑːˈdʒɒŋ

A Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles.
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Example sentencesExamples
- Cybercafes, as a rule, exercise as much a magical power over schoolchildren as mah-jong over adults.
- He wants to sign up more middle-aged customers who would prefer to play a quiet round of electronic chess or mah-jongg at home.
- Elderly men were sitting at the tables drinking tea, smoking or playing mah-jong.
- On special occasions, like the Spring Festival, even children are allowed to play cards and mah-jong.
- Current items on display include crude wooden table hockey games, resembling pinball, from the 1940s; playing cards from Turkey, Hungary and China and the classic mah-jongg.
- Anthony Wong is a harried family man who spends most of his time out of the house playing mah-jong.
- While basketball, snowboarding and video games rule, Karaoke and mah-jongg are just as popular.
- Other exhibits included Chinese Kung Fu, Chinese chess, mah-jong, Chinese calligraphy and palmistry.
- For example the banning of mah-jong, a popular card game played with hard polyurethane tiles, only resulted in the development of a noiseless paper-based version.
- By contrast, others manage to while away time playing mah-jong indoors.
- Card games and mah-jongg, a Chinese game similar to rummy that is played with ivory tiles, regularly involve gambling.
- The elderly like Chinese opera, drama, classical music, and playing mah-jongg.
- Have dinner, watch TV, play mah-jong and say ‘Happy New Year’ to everyone you meet,’ said a young man.
- He's on his cell phone, fixing up an evening game of mah-jongg.
- She played mah-jongg with movie stars, and dressed in the finest quality clothes, furs, and jewelry.
- His hosts complained about him playing mah-jong: it was noisy, and they were worried neighbours would think there was gambling going on.
- The government has closed thousands of underground betting parlors that were defying the long-standing official ban on gambling (a bit of mah-jongg with friends excepted).
- It's a very comfortable shoe to wear when playing mah-jong for a long time,’ said Chen.
- Elderly residents of Taipei will be able to celebrate Senior Citizens' Day this Saturday by playing mah-jong in a competition sponsored by the Taipei City Government.
- The teacher, surnamed Wang, had lost a lot of money to a man surnamed Wu when playing mah-jong in May this year.

Origin

From Chinese dialect ma-tsiang, literally 'sparrows'.

Rhymes

along, belong, bong, chaise longue, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, pong, prolong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong

词汇	mah-jong
释义	Definition of mah-jong in English: mah-jong (also mah-jongg) noun mɑːˈdʒɒŋ A Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles. 麻将 Example sentencesExamples Cybercafes, as a rule, exercise as much a magical power over schoolchildren as mah-jong over adults. He wants to sign up more middle-aged customers who would prefer to play a quiet round of electronic chess or mah-jongg at home. Elderly men were sitting at the tables drinking tea, smoking or playing mah-jong. On special occasions, like the Spring Festival, even children are allowed to play cards and mah-jong. Current items on display include crude wooden table hockey games, resembling pinball, from the 1940s; playing cards from Turkey, Hungary and China and the classic mah-jongg. Anthony Wong is a harried family man who spends most of his time out of the house playing mah-jong. While basketball, snowboarding and video games rule, Karaoke and mah-jongg are just as popular. Other exhibits included Chinese Kung Fu, Chinese chess, mah-jong, Chinese calligraphy and palmistry. For example the banning of mah-jong, a popular card game played with hard polyurethane tiles, only resulted in the development of a noiseless paper-based version. By contrast, others manage to while away time playing mah-jong indoors. Card games and mah-jongg, a Chinese game similar to rummy that is played with ivory tiles, regularly involve gambling. The elderly like Chinese opera, drama, classical music, and playing mah-jongg. Have dinner, watch TV, play mah-jong and say ‘Happy New Year’ to everyone you meet,’ said a young man. He's on his cell phone, fixing up an evening game of mah-jongg. She played mah-jongg with movie stars, and dressed in the finest quality clothes, furs, and jewelry. His hosts complained about him playing mah-jong: it was noisy, and they were worried neighbours would think there was gambling going on. The government has closed thousands of underground betting parlors that were defying the long-standing official ban on gambling (a bit of mah-jongg with friends excepted). It's a very comfortable shoe to wear when playing mah-jong for a long time,’ said Chen. Elderly residents of Taipei will be able to celebrate Senior Citizens' Day this Saturday by playing mah-jong in a competition sponsored by the Taipei City Government. The teacher, surnamed Wang, had lost a lot of money to a man surnamed Wu when playing mah-jong in May this year. Origin From Chinese dialect ma-tsiang, literally 'sparrows'. Rhymes along, belong, bong, chaise longue, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, pong, prolong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong
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