麻雀

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Chinese[edit]

 
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (麻雀)
simp. #(麻雀)
alternative forms 蔴雀 “mahjong”
麻鵲麻鹊 “mahjong”
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Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

麻雀

麻雀

  1. sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)
  2. tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  3. (dialectal, including Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Eastern Min, Pinghua) mahjong

Usage notes[edit]

麻雀 was the original name of the game of mahjong, and this term is retained in many southern dialects. However, the name in modern standard Mandarin is 麻將麻将 (májiàng).

Synonyms[edit]

  • (sparrow):
  • (mahjong):

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (麻雀):
  • Korean: 마작(麻雀) (majak, mahjong)

Others:

Japanese[edit]

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麻雀 (mājan): a round of mahjong
Kanji in this term
マー
Grade: S
ジャン
Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
麻将 (rare)

Etymology[edit]

First attested around the late Meiji period.

Borrowed from Mandarin 麻將麻将 (májiàng).[1][2]

The kanji form is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 麻雀 (máquè, literally sparrow), the original name for the game that is retained in some southern Chinese dialects.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(マー)(ジャン) (mājan

  1. mahjong

Usage notes[edit]

Usually refers exclusively to the Japanese variation, also known as 立直麻雀 (rīchi mājan). See Japanese Mahjong on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

麻雀 (majak) (hangeul 마작)

  1. Hanja form? of 마작 (mahjong).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun[edit]

麻雀

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt chược (mahjong).