麻雀
Chinese
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother |
bird; lentigo; sparrow | ||
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simp. and trad. (麻雀) |
麻 | 雀 | |
variant forms | 蔴雀 “mahjong” |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 麻將 (“mahjong”) [map] | ||
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Variety | Location | Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 麻將 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 麻將 |
Taiwan | 麻將 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 麻雀 |
Hong Kong | 麻雀 | |
Taishan | 麻雀 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 麻將 |
Hakka | Meixian | 麻雀 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 麻雀 | |
Liudui (S. Sixian) | 麻雀 | |
Hsinchu (Hailu) | 麻雀 | |
Dongshi (Dabu) | 麻雀 | |
Hsinchu (Raoping) | 麻雀 | |
Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 麻雀 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 麻將 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 雀牌 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 麻雀 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 麻雀 |
Quanzhou | 麻雀 | |
Zhangzhou | 麻雀 | |
Taipei | 麻雀 | |
Kaohsiung | 麻雀 | |
Penang | 麻雀 | |
Philippines (Manila) | 麻雀 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 麻將 |
Xiang | Changsha | 麻將 |
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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麻 | 雀 |
Grade: S | Jinmeiyō |
Irregular |
Alternative forms
- (rare) 麻将
Etymology
First attested around the late Meiji period.
Borrowed from Mandarin 麻將 (májiàng).[1][2]
The kanji spelling is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 麻雀 (literally “sparrow”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
Usually refers exclusively to the Japanese variation, also known as 立直麻雀 (rīchi mājan). See
Derived terms
- 雀士 (janshi)
- 雀荘 (jansō)
- 脱衣麻雀 (datsui mājan)
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