麻雀

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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
4. (Nanjing Mandarin, euphemistic) penis

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).

• (sparrow):

• (mahjong):

Others:

• Wutunhua: macio
• → Burmese: မာကျောက် (ma-kyauk, “mahjong”)
• → Dutch: matjok (“Surinamese variant of mahjong”)
• → Vietnamese: mạt chược (“mahjong”)
• → Zhuang: mazcoz (“mahjong”)

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麻雀

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Mahjong

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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.

• (Tokyo) マージャン (Heiban – )^[2]
• (Tokyo) マージャン (Atamadaka – )^[2]
• IPA^(key):

麻(マー)雀(ジャン) • (mājan) 

1. mahjong

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

• 雀(ジャン)士(し) (janshi)
• 雀(ジャン)荘(そう) (jansō)
• 脱(だつ)衣(い)麻(マー)雀(ジャン) (datsui mājan)

麻雀 • (majak) (hangeul 마작)

1. hanja form^? of 마작 (“mahjong”)

麻雀

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