麻雀
Chinese
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother |
bird; lentigo; sparrow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (麻雀) |
麻 | 雀 | |
| alt. forms | 蔴雀 “mahjong” | ||
Pronunciation
Noun

麻雀
麻雀
- sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)
- tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
- (dialectal) mahjong
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 麻將 (“mahjong”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Zhuolan (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 |
Descendants
References
- ↑ Myanmar-English Dictionary (1993, Myanmar Language Commission; republished 1996, Dunwoody Press)
Japanese

麻雀 (majan): Mahjong
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 麻 | 雀 |
| Grade: S | Jinmeiyō |
| Irregular | |
Etymology
Noun
麻雀 (katakana マージャン, rōmaji mājan)
Derived terms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 麻 | 雀 |
Noun
麻雀 • (majak) (hangeul 마작)
Vietnamese
| Hán tự in this word | |
|---|---|
| 麻 | 雀 |
Noun
麻雀
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