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    mahjong

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Games
    mah·jong, mahjongg /ˌmɑː ˈdʒoŋ $ -ˈʒɑːŋ/ noun [uncountable]  DGa Chinese game played with small pieces of wood or bone 麻将    Origin mahjong (1900-2000) Chinese maque “sparrows”
    mah·jong nounChineseSyllable


    mahjong
    mah‧jong , mahjongg /ˌmɑː ˈdʒoŋ $ -ˈʒɑːŋ/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: Chinese
     Origin: maque 'sparrows'
    a Chinese game played with small pieces of wood or bone


    mah·jong (also mah·jongg especially in NAmE ) BrE /mɑːˈdʒɒŋ/ 🔊NAmE /mɑːˈʒɑːŋ/ 🔊, /mɑːˈʒɔːŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (from Chinese) a Chinese game played with small pieces of wood with symbols on them 麻将