Definitions for mahjong

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Mah-Jongg, mahjong(noun)

    Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

Wiktionary

  1. mahjong(Noun)

    A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.

  2. mahjong(Noun)

    A solitaire game using the same tiles.

  3. Origin: From 麻將 / 麻将 (Jyutping: maa4 zoeng3, Yale: ma4 jeung3), standard : 麻將 / 麻将 (májiàng).


Translations for mahjong

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

mahjong(g)(noun)

an old Chinese game played with small painted tiles.

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