Definitions for mah-jongg
ˈmɑˈdʒɔŋ, -ˈdʒɒŋ, -ˈʒɔŋ, -ˈʒɒŋmah-jongg

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1. Mah-Jongg, mahjongnoun

   Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles

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1. Mah-Jongg

   Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: mah-JONG) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-player variations found in parts of China, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia). The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout East and Southeast Asia and have also become popular in Western countries. The game has also been adapted into a widespread online entertainment. Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and luck. To distinguish it from mahjong solitaire, it is sometimes referred to as mahjong rummy. The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although many regional variations may omit some tiles or add unique ones. In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. In turn, players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the 14th drawn tile to form four melds (or sets) and a pair (eye). A player can also win with a small class of special hands. While many variations of mahjong exist, most variations have some basic rules in common including how a piece is drawn and discarded, how a piece is robbed from another player, the use of suits (numbered tiles) and honors (winds and dragons), the basic kinds of melds allowed, how to deal the tiles and the order of play. Beyond these basic common rules, numerous regional variations exist which may have notably different criteria for legal melds and winning hands, radically different scoring systems and even elaborate extra rules. A group of players may introduce their own house rules which can notably change the feel of play.

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1. mah-jongg

   Mah-jongg, also spelled as Mahjong, is a game of Chinese origin usually played by four people with 144 domino-like tiles that are marked in suits, counters, dice, and chips. The objective is to gather sets of specific patterns of tiles. It is popular in various versions not only in China but also in other Asian countries and has also spread to western countries in the past century.

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How to pronounce mah-jongg?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mah-jongg in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mah-jongg in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mah-jongg in a Sentence

1. D. W. Brogan:

   For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the Axis -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mah-jongg
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah-Jongg
3. ^ ChatGPT
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